The Claerhout surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 155 people carried this name — #113,155 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 159 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,170 people named Claerhout 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 81 people named Claerhout.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Claerhout,
with a public archive behind them.
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Justina Melania Claerhout 1830–
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Juliaan Claerhout 1859–1929 · parson
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Frans Claerhout 1919–2006 · painter
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Frans Claerhout 1919–2006 · painter
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Jef Claerhout 1937–2022 · sculptor
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May Claerhout 1939–2016 · painter
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Claerhout.
- Ciszewski 659 · U.S. census
- Citron 978 · U.S. census
- Citti 145 · U.S. census
- Ciucci 281 · U.S. census
- Civil 970 · U.S. census
- Clady 239 · U.S. census
- Claes 277 · U.S. census
- Claessens 150 · U.S. census
- Claeys 1,398 · U.S. census
- Clain 158 · U.S. census
- Clair 4,571 · U.S. census
- Claire 1,253 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Claerhout 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.