Defrain surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Defrain surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 504 people carried this name — #42,937 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 491 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 152 people named Defrain.

Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Vosges.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Vosges 53
Paris 25
Meurthe-et-Moselle 16
Haute-Marne 12
Pas-de-Calais 10
Haute-Saône 9
Aube 5
Nord 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Defrain in American newspapers,
1908–1927.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Defrain
Evening Star 1908-10-06
Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Defrain
South Bend News-times 1927-04-14
Newspaper page from The Guernsey Gazette carrying the name Defrain
The Guernsey Gazette 1911-06-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 140 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Defrain,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bernard Defrain 1942– · politician

Wikidata (CC0).

When the index is not enough

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