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

The Coolen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 221 people carried this name — #84,748 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 28% from 172 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 822 people named Coolen 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 Limburg.

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Where they live today

Limburg 512
Antwerp 160
East Flanders 40
Liège 40
West Flanders 35
Flemish Brabant 17
Namur 7
Hainaut 6

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 263 people named Coolen.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Pas-de-Calais 110
Nord 59
Dordogne 12
Yvelines 12
Paris 10
Aisne 8
Indre-et-Loire 7
Oise 5

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 216 people named Coolen 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 216

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

Who carried it

People named Coolen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antoon Coolen
    Antoon Coolen 1897–1961 · writer
  • Johan Coolen 1668–1729 · parson
  • Peter Koolen 1776–1840 · politician
  • Peter Koolen 1776–1840 · politician
  • Medardus Coolen 1819–1892 · curate
  • Antoon Coolen 1875–1905 · writer

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

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