The Provins surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 343 people carried this name — #59,017 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 317 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 114 people named Provins.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Provins 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 Provins,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michel Provins 1861–1928 · writer -
Marguerite Burnat-Provins 1872–1952 · writer -
Marguerite Burnat-Provins 1872–1952 · writer
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Jacques Provins 1914–1979 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Provins.
- Prouhet 111 · U.S. census
- Prout 2,733 · U.S. census
- Provencal 857 · U.S. census
- Provence 913 · U.S. census
- Provenzano 3,712 · U.S. census
- Provin 179 · U.S. census
- Provo 1,653 · U.S. census
- Provost 8,742 · U.S. census
- Prudent 408 · U.S. census
- Prudhomme 2,925 · U.S. census
- Prum 515 · U.S. census
- Pruneau 408 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Provins 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.