The Papier surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 193 people carried this name — #89,172 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 161 people named Papier.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Ardennes.
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 Poland’s population register
142 people named Papier have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 169 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 41 people named Papier 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Papier.
- Papadopoulos 2,093 · U.S. census
- Papalia 464 · U.S. census
- Paparella 560 · U.S. census
- Papazian 931 · U.S. census
- Pape 6,412 · U.S. census
- Papi 298 · U.S. census
- Papillon 327 · U.S. census
- Papin 677 · U.S. census
- Papineau 1,515 · U.S. census
- Papini 379 · U.S. census
- Papion 102 · U.S. census
- Papp 4,104 · U.S. census
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