The Etienne surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,678 people carried this name — #5,603 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 9,644 people named Etienne.
274 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 104 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 2,150 people named Etienne 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 Liège.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
709 people named Etienne live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
22 people named Etienne have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 50 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Etienne in American newspapers,
1867–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,028 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Etienne,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-Pierre Etienne 1754–1812 · Officer of the French Navy -
Michael Etienne 1827–1879 · editing staff -
Maurice Etienne 1921–2008 · track cyclist -
Inês Etienne Romeu 1942–2015 · historian -
Carissa Etienne 1952–2023 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 73 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Etienne.
- Estrada 92,831 · U.S. census
- Estrella 10,167 · U.S. census
- Estrem 303 · U.S. census
- Etchart 220 · U.S. census
- Etcheverry 541 · U.S. census
- Etie 260 · U.S. census
- Etter 4,975 · U.S. census
- Ettinger 2,346 · U.S. census
- Eugene 3,160 · U.S. census
- Eury 857 · U.S. census
- Eustache 411 · U.S. census
- Eva 670 · U.S. census
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