The Regnier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,488 people carried this name — #12,476 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 119,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 2,315 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,856 people named Regnier.
99 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 474 people named Regnier 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 Namur.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Regnier live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 29 people named Regnier 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 City of Buenos Aires.
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 print
Regnier in American newspapers,
1877–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,539 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Regnier,
with a public archive behind them.
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François-Joseph Regnier 1807–1885 · stage actor -
Albert Regnier d. 1925 · sport shooter
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Jehan Regnier 1392–1468 · writer
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Jacques Regnier 1589–1653
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Gaspard Regnier 1669–1737 · sculptor
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BORIS DJIATSA 1753–1803 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Regnier.
- Regin 103 · U.S. census
- Regina 1,646 · U.S. census
- Reginato 245 · U.S. census
- Regis 3,076 · U.S. census
- Regner 1,128 · U.S. census
- Regnery 157 · U.S. census
- Rego 5,342 · U.S. census
- Regoli 203 · U.S. census
- Rehm 3,637 · U.S. census
- Rei 374 · U.S. census
- Reibel 450 · U.S. census
- Reich 12,891 · U.S. census
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