The Debruyne surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 502 people carried this name — #43,077 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 467 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,632 people named Debruyne 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 1,474 people named Debruyne.
66 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Nord.
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.
Who carried it
People named Debruyne,
with a public archive behind them.
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René Debruyne 1868–1941 · politician
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Frans M.J. Debruyne 1941– · university teacher
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Jacques Debruyne 1945– · illustrator
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Patrick Debruyne 1953– · politician
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Yves Debruyne 1953– · politician
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Gino Debruyne 1957– · architect
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Debruyne.
- Debray 183 · 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
- Debry 185 · U.S. census
- Debs 385 · U.S. census
- Debski 443 · U.S. census
- Debuck 189 · U.S. census
- Debus 729 · U.S. census
- Debusschere 211 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Debruyne 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.