The Decelle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 521 people carried this name — #41,728 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 26% from 414 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 354 people named Decelle.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Charente.
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 165 people named Decelle 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 Walloon Brabant.
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 Decelle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georges Rousseau-Decelle 1878–1965 · lepidopterist
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René Rousseau-Decelle 1881–1964 · painter
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André Decelle 1910–2007 · chief executive officer
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Guy Decelle 1944– · politician
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Odile Decelle 1964– · politician
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Amélie Decelle 1980– · badminton player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Decelle.
- 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
- Dechaine 413 · U.S. census
- Dechamps 121 · U.S. census
- Dechant 1,702 · U.S. census
- Dechene 267 · U.S. census
- Deck 5,668 · U.S. census
- Decker 56,576 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Decelle is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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