The Lions surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 315 people carried this name — #63,373 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 12% from 359 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 608 people named Lions.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 25 people named Lions 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 Chaco.
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 Lions,
with a public archive behind them.
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François-Eugène Lions 1820–1893 · missionary
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Francis Lions 1901–1972 · chemist
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Agnes Mary Lions 1908–1992 · nurse
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Jacques-Louis Lions 1928–2001 · professor
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John Lions 1937–1998 · computer scientist
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Gilles Lions 1952– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lions.
- Linne 612 · U.S. census
- Lino 3,625 · U.S. census
- Linster 264 · U.S. census
- Lintz 2,050 · U.S. census
- Lio 516 · U.S. census
- Lion 929 · U.S. census
- Liotta 1,407 · U.S. census
- Liou 1,162 · U.S. census
- Lipari 2,048 · U.S. census
- Lipinski 3,615 · U.S. census
- Lipka 1,665 · U.S. census
- Lipp 3,096 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Lions 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.