The Paquin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,064 people carried this name — #8,159 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,882 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Paquin surname
From French Paquin
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Paquin» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 932 people named Paquin.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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 26 people named Paquin 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 print
Paquin in American newspapers,
1907–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,554 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Paquin,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Isidore-René Jacob-Paquin 1862–1907 · grand couturier -
Jeanne Paquin 1869–1936 · fashion designer -
Ulysse Paquin 1885–1972 · opera singer -
Marie-Thérèse Paquin 1905–1997 · pianist -
Leo Paquin 1910–1993 · teacher -
Jacques Paquin 1791–1847
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Paquin.
- Papp 4,162 · U.S. census
- Pappalardo 1,908 · U.S. census
- Paprocki 1,098 · U.S. census
- Paque 321 · U.S. census
- Paquet 1,288 · U.S. census
- Paquette 9,606 · U.S. census
- Para 1,157 · U.S. census
- Parache 196 · U.S. census
- Parachini 115 · U.S. census
- Parada 8,649 · U.S. census
- Paradis 6,113 · U.S. census
- Paradiso 1,865 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Paquin 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.