The Metras surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 263 people carried this name — #73,666 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 20% from 219 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 141 people named Metras.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Ain.
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.
Who carried it
People named Metras,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Metras 1941–2020 · Canadian football player
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Jean-Charles Metras 1947– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Metras.
- Mestre 1,187 · U.S. census
- Mestres 162 · U.S. census
- Meszaros 1,808 · U.S. census
- Metayer 1,125 · U.S. census
- Meteyer 108 · U.S. census
- Metivier 1,451 · U.S. census
- Metro 1,075 · U.S. census
- Metry 303 · U.S. census
- Mette 782 · U.S. census
- Metter 407 · U.S. census
- Mettetal 113 · U.S. census
- Mettler 3,250 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Metras is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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