Peon surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Peon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 184 people carried this name — #98,553 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 20% from 153 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 696 people named Peon 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 318
City of Buenos Aires 119
Chaco 103
Formosa 75
Santa Fe 33
La Pampa 26
Córdoba 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Peon.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Aisne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Aisne 27
Ardennes 12
Marne 9
Loiret 6
Somme 6
Ille-et-Vilaine 4
Eure-et-Loir 4
Yvelines 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Peon in American newspapers,
1895–1916.

Newspaper page from Natchitoches Populist carrying the name Peon
Natchitoches Populist 1898-12-02
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Peon
The Portland Daily Press 1895-06-01
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Peon
The Ronan Pioneer 1916-06-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Peon 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.

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