The Florin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 716 people carried this name — #32,203 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 9% from 655 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 983 people named Florin.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Nord.
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
340 people named Florin live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
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 117 people named Florin 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 108 people named Florin 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
34 people named Florin have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 45 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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 the Nordic population registers
813 people named Florin are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Florin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sofia Rein 1846–1907 · women's rights activist -
Sofia Rein 1846–1907 · women's rights activist
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Florinus of Remüs 650–856 · priest
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Pehr Ulrik Florin 1810–1890 · physician
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August Florin 1812–1894 · civil servant
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Johan August Florin 1841–1902 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Florin.
- Florent 317 · U.S. census
- Florentin 211 · U.S. census
- Florentino 1,393 · U.S. census
- Flores 433,969 · U.S. census
- Flori 444 · U.S. census
- Florian 3,731 · U.S. census
- Florio 4,211 · U.S. census
- Floris 294 · U.S. census
- Flory 5,243 · U.S. census
- Flosi 229 · U.S. census
- Flot 335 · U.S. census
- Flotte 361 · U.S. census
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