The Decker surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 56,576 people carried this name — #597 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,210 people counted. That is up 4% from 54,450 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,575 people named Decker.
69 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Moselle.
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 298 people named Decker 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
281 people named Decker live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 180 people named Decker 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 Poland’s population register
140 people named Decker have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 224 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
165 people named Decker are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Decker in American newspapers,
1878–1945.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 359,076 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Decker,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet 1679–1749 · businessperson
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Frans Decker 1684–1751 · painter -
Johann Stephan Decker 1784–1844 · painter -
Pauline Decker 1811–1882 · composer -
Pierre De Decker 1812–1891 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 160 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Decker.
- Decelle 521 · 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
- Deckers 136 · U.S. census
- Deckert 2,274 · U.S. census
- Declerck 485 · U.S. census
- Declercq 618 · U.S. census
- Decock 423 · U.S. census
- Decocq 109 · U.S. census
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