The Payant surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 262 people carried this name — #73,911 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 6% from 279 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Payant.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Rhône.
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 Payant,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gilles Payant 1947–2012 · actor
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Robert Payant 1947– · storyteller
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René Payant 1949–1987 · university teacher
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Donna Payant 1950–1981
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Payant.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Payant 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.