Buis surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Buis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,257 people carried this name — #20,949 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 232,600 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,281 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 528 people named Buis.

32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Ain.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 32
Ain 96
Drôme 65
Ille-et-Vilaine 41
Paris 35
Isère 31
Rhône 25
Bouches-du-Rhône 22
Calvados 20

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 100 people named Buis 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 Walloon Brabant.

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

Where they live today

Walloon Brabant 79
Namur 15
Liège 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 24 people named Buis 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 24

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

Who carried it

People named Buis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Piet Buis
    Piet Buis 1937– · association football player
  • Jacques Buis d. 1832
  • Almon R. Buis 1892– · writer
  • James Buis 1902–1980 · Catholic priest
  • Leen Buis 1906–1986 · sport cyclist
  • Georges Buis 1912–1998 · writer

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

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