The Lechien surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 145 people carried this name — #119,508 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 148 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 395 people named Lechien 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.
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 348 people named Lechien.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 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.
Who carried it
People named Lechien,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Chelles 1844–1916 · stage actor -
Philippe Lechien 1955– · illustrator
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Didier Lechien 1962– · politician
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Ron Lechien 1966– · motocross rider
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lechien.
- Leca 201 · U.S. census
- Lecca 147 · U.S. census
- Lecesne 135 · U.S. census
- Lech 1,336 · U.S. census
- Lechene 124 · U.S. census
- Lecher 752 · U.S. census
- Lechner 4,149 · U.S. census
- Leclair 8,162 · U.S. census
- Leclaire 2,778 · U.S. census
- Leclerc 3,014 · U.S. census
- Leclercq 497 · U.S. census
- Leclere 588 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Lechien 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.