The Decamps surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 128 people carried this name — #132,206 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 19% from 108 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,127 people named Decamps.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 512 people named Decamps 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.
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.
Who carried it
People named Decamps,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps 1803–1860 · painter -
Jules Decamps 1877–1926 · writer -
Manuel Decamps 1872–1952 · politician
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Paul Decamps 1884–1915 · rugby union player
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Françoise Decamps 1943– · politician
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Nicolas Decamps 1982– · rugby union player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Decamps.
- 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
- Decan 112 · U.S. census
- Decanter 164 · U.S. census
- Decelle 521 · U.S. census
- Dechaine 413 · U.S. census
- Dechamps 121 · U.S. census
- Dechant 1,702 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Decamps is.
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