The Vincent surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 50,628 people carried this name — #608 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,330 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 28,320 people named Vincent.
538 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 106 départements, most often Paris.
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 2,336 people named Vincent 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 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
542 people named Vincent live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Vincent have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 102 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 Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Vincent in American newspapers,
1862–1959.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 832,870 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Vincent,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nathaniel Vincent 1639–1697 · civil servant -
William Vincent 1739–1815 · writer -
Nicolas Vincent 1769–1844 -
George Vincent 1796–1832 · painter -
Henry Vincent 1813–1878 · abolitionist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 215 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vincent.
- Villiers 171 · U.S. census
- Villon 334 · U.S. census
- Villot 116 · U.S. census
- Vin 173 · U.S. census
- Vinas 1,014 · U.S. census
- Vince 1,745 · U.S. census
- Vincenti 599 · U.S. census
- Vincenty 254 · U.S. census
- Vincenzi 226 · U.S. census
- Vinci 2,376 · U.S. census
- Vinciguerra 1,119 · U.S. census
- Vinck 164 · U.S. census
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