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The Potvin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,503 people carried this name — #12,421 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 117,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,427 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 296 people named Potvin 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Hainaut 191
East Flanders 34
Antwerp 20
Walloon Brabant 17
Brussels-Capital 15
Flemish Brabant 14
Liège 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 230 people named Potvin.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Seine-Maritime 55
Paris 47
Nord 28
Morbihan 27
Aisne 9
Pas-de-Calais 7
Indre 6
Moselle 4

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

In print

Potvin in American newspapers,
1897–1915.

Newspaper page from The Daytona Daily News carrying the name Potvin
The Daytona Daily News 1915-03-09
Newspaper page from Marietta Daily Leader carrying the name Potvin
Marietta Daily Leader 1897-08-18
Newspaper page from The Daytona Daily News carrying the name Potvin
The Daytona Daily News 1915-03-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,882 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Potvin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gilbert Potvin
    Gilbert Potvin 1838–1922
  • Damase Potvin
    Damase Potvin 1882–1964 · writer
  • Alain Potvin d. 1992 · biologist
  • Charles Potvin 1818–1902 · writer
  • Georges Potvin 1834–1886 · Catholic priest
  • Ludger-Eugène Potvin 1885–1969

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Potvin.

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