The Piston surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 180 people carried this name — #100,302 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 4% from 188 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 101 people named Piston 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 Chaco.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Piston.
Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-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 Piston,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Piston 1754–1831 · military personnel -
Louis Piston 1865–1933 · photographer -
Walter Piston 1894–1976 · composer
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Spencer Piston 1979– · university teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Piston.
- Pisciotta 1,602 · U.S. census
- Piscopo 983 · U.S. census
- Piselli 362 · U.S. census
- Pison 120 · U.S. census
- Pisoni 253 · U.S. census
- Pister 227 · U.S. census
- Pistone 974 · U.S. census
- Pistorius 452 · U.S. census
- Pita 2,328 · U.S. census
- Pitard 147 · U.S. census
- Pitel 190 · U.S. census
- Piton 165 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Piston 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.