The Debey surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 166 people carried this name — #107,134 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 5% from 174 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Debey.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 31 people named Debey 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 Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Debey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Matthias Dominikus Hubert Maria Debey 1817–1884 · physician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Debey.
- Debeer 441 · U.S. census
- Debel 138 · U.S. census
- Debenedetti 308 · U.S. census
- Debernard 112 · U.S. census
- Debernardi 483 · U.S. census
- Debes 456 · U.S. census
- Debias 195 · U.S. census
- Debiasi 330 · U.S. census
- Debie 245 · U.S. census
- Debien 194 · U.S. census
- Debisschop 199 · U.S. census
- Deblock 470 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Debey 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.