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

The Debois surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 438 people carried this name — #48,256 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is down 2% from 448 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 275 people named Debois.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Doubs.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Doubs 40
Indre 33
Morbihan 32
Paris 17
Aisne 15
Nord 14
Charente-Maritime 12
Jura 11

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 158 people named Debois 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 53
Namur 51
Liège 20
Flemish Brabant 16
Brussels-Capital 6
Antwerp 6
Walloon Brabant 6

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

Who carried it

People named Debois,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christian Debois
    Christian Debois 1882–1960 · composer
  • Ferdinand Debois 1835–1893 · composer
  • Inger Lut Debois 1931–2015 · chairperson
  • Albert Debois 1938– · painter
  • Jean-Pierre Débois 1941– · politician
  • Rémi Debois 1948– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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