The Francia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,205 people carried this name — #21,633 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted. That is up 28% from 943 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,134 people named Francia 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.
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 145 people named Francia.
27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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
31 people named Francia live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 Francia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giovanni Battista Francia d. 1575 · painter -
Francesco Francia 1447–1517 · painter -
Francesco Francia 1447–1517 · painter
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Domenico Francia 1702–1758 · architect -
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia 1766–1840 · lawyer -
Tommaso Maria Francia 1653–1719 · Catholic bishop
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Francia.
- Francesconi 624 · U.S. census
- Franch 218 · U.S. census
- Franchetti 376 · U.S. census
- Franchi 1,263 · U.S. census
- Franchini 633 · U.S. census
- Franchino 463 · U.S. census
- Francillon 268 · U.S. census
- Francini 213 · U.S. census
- Francioni 184 · U.S. census
- Francis 78,327 · U.S. census
- Francisco 24,095 · U.S. census
- Francisque 173 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Francia is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.