The Mention surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 301 people carried this name — #62,236 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 484 people named Mention.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Oise.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 2

Oise 104

Somme 83

Nord 60

Yvelines 38

Paris 37

Marne 33

Sarthe 17

Lot 12

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 92 people named Mention 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

Hainaut 82

Liège 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

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