The Giron surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,786 people carried this name — #2,311 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,700 people counted. That is up 45% from 10,874 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,794 people named Giron 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 Jujuy.
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 1,627 people named Giron.
40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Paris.
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
57 people named Giron live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Giron have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 37 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
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
25 people named Giron is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Giron in American newspapers,
1903–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,041 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Giron,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aimé Giron 1836–1907 · writer -
Charles Giron 1850–1914 · painter -
Ezaline Boheman 1863–1939 · translator -
Jean-Étienne Giron 1796–1864
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Peter Giron 1798–1849 · military officer
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Léon Giron 1839–1914 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Giron.
- Gire 352 · U.S. census
- Girma 794 · U.S. census
- Giro 295 · U.S. census
- Girod 1,689 · U.S. census
- Giroir 873 · U.S. census
- Girolami 273 · U.S. census
- Girona 218 · U.S. census
- Girot 156 · U.S. census
- Girouard 2,941 · U.S. census
- Giroud 131 · U.S. census
- Giroux 4,885 · U.S. census
- Girres 111 · U.S. census
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