The Debray surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 183 people carried this name — #98,982 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 13% from 162 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,465 people named Debray.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 50 people named Debray 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 Brussels-Capital.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Debray live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Debray,
with a public archive behind them.
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Achille Hector Camille Debray 1799–1842 · painter -
Xavier Debray 1818–1895 · diplomat -
Henri Robert Debray 1873–1949 · sport cyclist -
Raymonde Debray-Genette d. 2022 · literary critic
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Jeannette Debray d. 2004
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Pierre Augustin Laurent Debray 1761–1835 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Debray.
- Debon 108 · U.S. census
- Debono 618 · U.S. census
- Deboom 206 · U.S. census
- Debord 4,100 · U.S. census
- Deborde 694 · U.S. census
- Debra 194 · U.S. census
- Debree 214 · U.S. census
- Debrie 101 · U.S. census
- Debrock 284 · U.S. census
- Debrosse 675 · U.S. census
- Debroux 509 · U.S. census
- Debruyne 502 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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