The Despins surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 130 people carried this name — #130,610 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 25% from 174 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Despins.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Despins,
with a public archive behind them.
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Claude Despins 1953– · actor -
Jean-Paul Despins 1935–2024 · university teacher
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Glen Despins 1964–2020 · curler
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Despins.
- Desmond 7,395 · U.S. census
- Desnoyer 167 · U.S. census
- Desnoyers 603 · U.S. census
- Deson 104 · U.S. census
- Desormeau 222 · U.S. census
- Desormeaux 1,118 · U.S. census
- Desporte 140 · U.S. census
- Despres 1,238 · U.S. census
- Desprez 105 · U.S. census
- Desroche 253 · U.S. census
- Desrochers 2,516 · U.S. census
- Desroches 1,849 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Despins is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.