Defour surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Defour surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 250 people carried this name — #72,466 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 646 people named Defour.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Loire.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Loire 250
Haute-Loire 202
Ardèche 104
Rhône 44
Drôme 6
La Réunion 5
Isère 5
Paris 4

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 419 people named Defour 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 West Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

West Flanders 328
East Flanders 47
Liège 23
Flemish Brabant 10
Namur 6
Antwerp 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

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