The Bekaert surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 108 people carried this name — #141,788 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,845 people named Bekaert 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 West Flanders.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 414 people named Bekaert.
39 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Nord.
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.
Who carried it
People named Bekaert,
with a public archive behind them.
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François Louis Bekaert d. 1875 · printer
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Joannes Bekaert d. 1635 · clergyman
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Leo Leander Bekaert 1855–1936 · politician
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Léon Bekaert 1891–1961 · politician
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Geert Bekaert 1928–2016 · art critic
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Antoine Bekaert 1930–1990 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bekaert.
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