The Espin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 847 people carried this name — #28,241 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is up 33% from 637 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 623 people named Espin 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 San Juan.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 148 people named Espin.
70 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
44 people named Espin live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
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 Espin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vilma Espin Guillois 1930–2007 · politician -
Thomas Espin 1858–1934 · astronomer
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Thomas Espin 1858–1934 · astronomer
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John Aspin 1872–1933 · businessperson
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John Aspin 1872–1933 · businessperson
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Orlando O. Espín 1947– · theologian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Espin.
- Esparza 42,559 · U.S. census
- Espejo 2,769 · U.S. census
- Esperance 357 · U.S. census
- Esperon 364 · U.S. census
- Espeut 155 · U.S. census
- Espie 226 · U.S. census
- Espinet 192 · U.S. census
- Espinosa 38,667 · U.S. census
- Espinoza 112,154 · U.S. census
- Esposito 22,789 · U.S. census
- Esprit 248 · U.S. census
- Espy 1,851 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Espin is.
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