The Genis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 799 people carried this name — #29,528 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 27% from 628 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 129 people named Genis.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 40 people named Genis 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.
Who carried it
People named Genis,
with a public archive behind them.
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C. Genis 1803–1879 · surveyor
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Alexander Genis 1953– · writer
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Alexander Genis 1953– · writer
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Alexander Genis 1953– · writer
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Daniel Genis 1978– · journalist
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Sean Genis 1985–
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Genis.
- Genest 1,137 · U.S. census
- Genet 663 · U.S. census
- Geng 1,146 · U.S. census
- Genie 105 · U.S. census
- Genier 298 · U.S. census
- Genin 265 · U.S. census
- Genna 736 · U.S. census
- Gennari 373 · U.S. census
- Gennaro 1,304 · U.S. census
- Genova 2,355 · U.S. census
- Genovese 5,147 · U.S. census
- Genovesi 339 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Genis is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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