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The Vinson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,341 people carried this name — #1,401 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 24,557 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 663 people named Vinson.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Ardèche.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Ardèche 186
Drôme 104
Paris 49
Loire 46
Loire-Atlantique 39
Rhône 39
Haute-Loire 28
Gard 24

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 23 people named Vinson 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 12
Santa Fe 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Vinson in American newspapers,
1921–1927.

Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Vinson
The Wolf Point Herald 1927-11-04
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Vinson
The Wolf Point Herald 1927-10-21
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Vinson
The Wolf Point Herald 1921-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Vinson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Melville Vinson
    Thomas Melville Vinson 1868–1952 · politician
  • Robert Ernest Vinson
    Robert Ernest Vinson 1876–1945 · theologian
  • Carl Vinson
    Carl Vinson 1883–1981 · judge
  • François-Auguste Vinson 1791–1851 · physician
  • François-Auguste Vinson 1795–1851 · physician
  • Auguste Vinson 1820–1903 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Vinson 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.

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