The Debus surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 729 people carried this name — #31,689 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 751 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 367 people named Debus.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 93 people named Debus live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Entre Ríos.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 43 people named Debus 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 Hainaut.
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 Debus live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Debus.
- Debroux 509 · U.S. census
- Debruyne 502 · U.S. census
- Debry 185 · U.S. census
- Debs 385 · U.S. census
- Debski 443 · U.S. census
- Debuck 189 · U.S. census
- Debusschere 211 · U.S. census
- Dec 979 · U.S. census
- Decamp 2,601 · U.S. census
- Decamps 128 · U.S. census
- Decan 112 · U.S. census
- Decanter 164 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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