The Taton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 247 people carried this name — #77,522 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 12% from 282 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 567 people named Taton.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Ardennes.
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 Poland’s population register
243 people named Taton have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 262 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 112 people named Taton 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.
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 Taton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Théodore Latour 1767–1845 · composer
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Clémence-Thérèse Taton 1852–1910 · actor
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Louis-Édouard Taton-Vassal 1881–1938 · lawyer
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René Taton 1915–2004 · mathematician
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Marcel Taton 1957– · photographer
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Régis Taton 1959– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Taton.
When the index is not enough
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