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The Pioch surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 239 people carried this name — #79,598 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 15% from 207 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Pioch surname

From truncation of Piotr + -ch.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Pioch» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

678 people named Pioch have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 779 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 436
Greater Poland 154
Lubusz 32
West Pomeranian 21
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 9
Silesian 8
Warmian-Masurian 7
Lower Silesian 5

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 420 people named Pioch.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Hérault.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Hérault 277
Gard 49
Bouches-du-Rhône 16
Aveyron 11
Paris 10
Vaucluse 8
Alpes-Maritimes 7
Aude 7

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 30 people named Pioch 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 16
Buenos Aires Province 14

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

Who carried it

People named Pioch,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Zygmunt Pioch
    Zygmunt Pioch 1939– · chess player
  • Wilfried Pioch 1933–2025 · theologian
  • Gerard Pioch 1960– · politician
  • Frank Pioch 1970– · mathematician
  • Anja Pioch 1979– · association football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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