The Doyen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 858 people carried this name — #27,950 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (858).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,397 people named Doyen.
49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 999 people named Doyen live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 71 people named Doyen live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Doyen live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Doyen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gabriel François Doyen 1726–1806 · painter -
Charles-Martin Doyen 1756–1831 · politician
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Charles-Pierre Doyen 1797–1866 · business broker
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Denis Gaspard Doyen 1801–1832 · printer
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Denis Gaspard Doyen 1802–1832 · printer
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Charles-Marie Doyen 1825–1891 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Doyen.
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