The Pillon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 234 people carried this name — #80,926 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 228 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,260 people named Pillon.
76 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Paris.
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 129 people named Pillon 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
60 people named Pillon live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Pillon 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 Hainaut.
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 Pillon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ernest Pillon 1803–1874 · painter -
Edmond Pillon 1891–1921 · flying ace -
Anne-Adrien-Firmin Duchemin 1766–1844 · writer
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Jean-Pierre Pillon 1766–1822 · lawyer
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Alexandre Pillon 1792–1876 · philologist
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François Pillon 1830–1914 · philosopher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pillon.
- Pilla 1,968 · U.S. census
- Pillard 444 · U.S. census
- Pille 606 · U.S. census
- Piller 1,248 · U.S. census
- Pillette 264 · U.S. census
- Pillion 386 · U.S. census
- Pillot 366 · U.S. census
- Pilo 259 · U.S. census
- Pilon 2,647 · U.S. census
- Pilot 1,503 · U.S. census
- Pimenta 643 · U.S. census
- Pimentel 21,579 · U.S. census
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