The Terrien surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 694 people carried this name — #32,994 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 677 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,135 people named Terrien.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Maine-et-Loire.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Terrien live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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.
Who carried it
People named Terrien,
with a public archive behind them.
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Andrée Petibon d. 2001
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Jean Terrien 1766–1855 · military officer
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Christoll Terrien 1806–1870 · teacher
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Jean-Baptiste Terrien 1832–1903 · Catholic priest
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Albert Terrien de Lacouperie 1844–1894 · sinologist
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Félix Terrien 1872–1940 · physician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Terrien.
- Terrana 595 · U.S. census
- Terranova 3,271 · U.S. census
- Terras 138 · U.S. census
- Terre 154 · U.S. census
- Terres 353 · U.S. census
- Terrible 101 · U.S. census
- Terrier 165 · U.S. census
- Terris 428 · U.S. census
- Terro 210 · U.S. census
- Terron 365 · U.S. census
- Terrones 4,448 · U.S. census
- Terry 87,000 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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