The Francis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 78,327 people carried this name — #413 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,770 people counted. That is up 9% from 71,723 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 13 births for the Francis name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 600 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 477 people named Francis 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 Limburg.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 310 people named Francis.
142 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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
237 people named Francis live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 112 people named Francis 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 Poland’s population register
36 people named Francis have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 202 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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
305 people named Francis 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.
In print
Francis in American newspapers,
1894–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,391,383 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Francis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Tench Francis, Sr. d. 1758 · lawyer -
Jane Burdett d. 1637 -
Kenneth Francis d. 2011 · politician
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Abel Francis d. 1743 · Christian minister
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Adam Francis d. 1417 · politician
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Sankey Francis d. 1954 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Francis.
- Franchini 633 · U.S. census
- Franchino 463 · U.S. census
- Francia 1,205 · U.S. census
- Francillon 268 · U.S. census
- Francini 213 · U.S. census
- Francioni 184 · U.S. census
- Francisco 24,095 · U.S. census
- Francisque 173 · U.S. census
- Franck 3,838 · U.S. census
- Francke 551 · U.S. census
- Franco 69,943 · U.S. census
- Francoeur 1,445 · U.S. census
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