The Laplume surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 512 people carried this name — #42,378 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 504 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 145 people named Laplume.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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 34 people named Laplume 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Laplume 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Laplume,
with a public archive behind them.
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Felix Laplume 1961– · handball player
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Anne Laplume 1971– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Laplume.
- Lapierre 4,494 · U.S. census
- Lapin 784 · U.S. census
- Lapina 186 · U.S. census
- Lapine 1,157 · U.S. census
- Laplace 533 · U.S. census
- Laplante 7,195 · U.S. census
- Lapointe 8,894 · U.S. census
- Laporta 1,540 · U.S. census
- Laporte 7,528 · U.S. census
- Lapp 7,761 · U.S. census
- Laprade 2,067 · U.S. census
- Lapray 179 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Laplume is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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