The Pelegrin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 393 people carried this name — #52,736 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 26% from 312 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Pelegrin surname
A French surname from Occitan.
Borrowed from Occitan [Term?]. Most prevalent in Bouches-du-Rhône.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Pélegrin» (French), 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 411 people named Pelegrin.
85 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Hérault.
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 131 people named Pelegrin 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 42 people named Pelegrin 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 Flemish Brabant.
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.
Who carried it
People named Pelegrin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoine II Pelegrin d. 1542 · Catholic priest
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Jacques Pelegrin 1955– · documentary filmmaker
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Carine Pelegrin 1975– · politician
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Mireia Pelegrin 2000– · researcher
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pelegrin.
- Pelan 289 · U.S. census
- Pelas 125 · U.S. census
- Pelayo 8,402 · U.S. census
- Pelc 1,003 · U.S. census
- Pelchat 693 · U.S. census
- Pele 329 · U.S. census
- Pelen 123 · U.S. census
- Pelican 367 · U.S. census
- Pelini 143 · U.S. census
- Pelissier 607 · U.S. census
- Pellas 109 · U.S. census
- Pelle 800 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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