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

The Byl surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 443 people carried this name — #47,791 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 13% from 391 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 231 people named Byl 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 East Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

East Flanders 116
Antwerp 50
West Flanders 20
Hainaut 16
Brussels-Capital 11
Flemish Brabant 10
Walloon Brabant 8

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 131 people named Byl.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Nord.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Nord 51
Paris 35
Pas-de-Calais 14
Seine-Saint-Denis 6
Tarn-et-Garonne 5
Oise 3
Yvelines 3
Somme 2

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

In Poland’s population register

32 people named Byl have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 53 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.

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

Where they live today

Warmian-Masurian 12
Podlaskie 11
Silesian 5
Lower Silesian 2
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Byl,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Scolastique Byl d. 1738
  • Nelly Byl 1919–2011 · lyricist
  • Imke Byl 1993– · politician

Wikidata (CC0).

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Surnames next to Byl.

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