The Debs surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 385 people carried this name — #53,667 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 360 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 157 people named Debs.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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.
Who carried it
People named Debs,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eugene V. Debs 1855–1926 · writer -
Theodore Debs 1855–1945 · writer -
Theodore Debs 1864–1945 · writer
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Youssef Debs 1849–1912 · Catholic priest
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Ernest E. Debs 1904–2002 · politician
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Richard A. Debs 1930–2024
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Debs.
- 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
- Debry 185 · U.S. census
- Debski 443 · U.S. census
- Debuck 189 · U.S. census
- Debus 729 · U.S. census
- Debusschere 211 · U.S. census
- Dec 979 · U.S. census
- Decamp 2,601 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Debs is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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