The Payan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,443 people carried this name — #5,403 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is up 35% from 4,780 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,466 people named Payan.
88 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 99 people named Payan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Payan in American newspapers,
1914–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,899 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Payan,
with a public archive behind them.
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César Ernest Payan 1879–1918 · military personnel -
Toussaint Payan 1813–1893 · writer
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Jean-Paul Payan 1861–1925 · writer
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Paul Payan 1878–1959 · bass singer
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Eugene Payan 1888–1971 · ice hockey player
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Georges Payan 1893–1924 · aircraft pilot
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Payan.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Payan 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.