Francillon surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Francillon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 268 people carried this name — #72,568 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 50% from 179 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 253 people named Francillon.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Haute-Vienne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Haute-Vienne 33
Isère 29
Creuse 27
Rhône 16
Savoie 16
Paris 14
Drôme 13
Bouches-du-Rhône 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

35 people named Francillon live in Switzerland.

They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 29
Neuchâtel 6

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 Francillon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ernest Francillon
    Ernest Francillon 1834–1900 · politician
  • Timothée Francillon d. 1829 · art collector
  • John Francillon 1744–1816 · entomologist
  • S. A. Francillon 1785–1870 · painter
  • S. A. Francillon 1785–1870 · painter
  • Thomas Francillon 1792– · naval officer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Francillon 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.

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