The Papin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 717 people carried this name — #32,169 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 677 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,655 people named Papin.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Sarthe.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 34 people named Papin 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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
31 people named Papin live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Papin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Denis Papin 1647–1713 · physician -
Léger Papin 1742–1821 · politician -
Adèle Duchâtel 1782–1860 -
Joseph Papin 1825–1862 · lawyer -
Isaac Papin 1657–1709 · theologian
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Jacques Papin de La Clergerie 1784–1871 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Papin.
- Paparella 566 · U.S. census
- Papazian 1,005 · U.S. census
- Pape 6,350 · U.S. census
- Papi 314 · U.S. census
- Papier 202 · U.S. census
- Papillon 375 · U.S. census
- Papineau 1,584 · U.S. census
- Papini 390 · U.S. census
- Papion 105 · U.S. census
- Papp 4,162 · U.S. census
- Pappalardo 1,908 · U.S. census
- Paprocki 1,098 · U.S. census
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