The Faivre surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 530 people carried this name — #41,100 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 480 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,139 people named Faivre.
100 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 95 départements, most often Doubs.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
403 people named Faivre live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 43 people named Faivre 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 Santa Fe.
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 print
Faivre in American newspapers,
1852–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,956 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Faivre,
with a public archive behind them.
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Amélie Faivre 1837–1897 · opera singer -
Abel Faivre 1867–1945 · illustrator -
Paul Faivre 1886–1973 · actor -
Antoine Faivre 1768–1844 · translator
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Abbé Faivre 1809–1873 · Catholic priest
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Louis Stanislas Faivre-Duffer 1818–1897 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Faivre.
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