The Dejong surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,249 people carried this name — #5,563 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,200 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,792 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dejong surname

A surname, the most common in the Netherlands.

Literally, “the young”, or more loosely translated as “the junior”. The de is a tussenvoegsel, from de + jong. Originally used to denote the younger of two namesakes in a family.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «de Jong» (Dutch), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 74 people named Dejong 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 Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 39
Limburg 25
Antwerp 5
Walloon Brabant 5

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 28 people named Dejong.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Pas-de-Calais 19
Moselle 3
Paris 2
Morbihan 1
Nord 1
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Dejong in American newspapers,
1925.

Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Dejong
The Kevin Review 1925-03-26
Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Dejong
The Kevin Review 1925-04-02
Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Dejong
The Kevin Review 1925-04-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 953 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dejong in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1990s.

72 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dejong. The most, 19, date from the 1960s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 18
Victoria 16
Queensland 11
South Australia 9
Western Australia 8
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dejong.

In the public record

People named Dejong,
in the records of 9 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,241 records

1,241 records of the Dejong name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 836
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 272
  • Other U.S. records 133
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy C. Dejong

    Born 1914 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; metal worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Renske Dejong

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Obdam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 27; servant. From Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Catharinus De Jong

    Veteran. Born 1900, died 1975; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,241 records for Dejong in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands339,082 records

339,082 records of the Dejong name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 188,847
  • Dutch population registers 131,431
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 18,804
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sikke de Jong

    Married in 1834 in Barradeel; labourer. Died 1873 in Minnertsga, aged 65.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maartje de Jong

    Married in 1835 in Hazerswoude; domestic servant. Died 1849 in Hazerswoude, aged 35.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Alphen aan den Rijn (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Thomas de Jong

    Married in 1947 in Norg; farmhand. Died 1970 in Zuidhorn, aged 50; carpenter.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 339,082 records for Dejong in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France52 records

52 records of the Dejong name in France
  • France's national death register, 1970–2001 50
  • Loire-Atlantique's First World War dead 2
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Frédéric Charles René Dejong

    Born 1891 in Nantes; "comptable". Died in the First World War on 24 August 1914 at Noërs (Meurthe-et-Moselle); recorded “Mort pour la France”. Private, 76th Territorial Infantry Regiment.

    Département de Loire-Atlantique, Mémorial virtuel des morts pour la France (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Louis Ignatius Dejong

    Born 1932 in Semrang (Nouvelle-Zélande); died 1997 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernande Dejong

    Born 1901 in Lens; died 1996 in Dainville (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Dejong in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte) · Département de Loire-Atlantique, Mémorial virtuel des morts pour la France (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia46 records

46 records of the Dejong name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 21
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johan De Jong

    Retired superintendent of Warrnambool, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Antonie Dejong

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Chemnitz, aged 6.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anthony De Jong

    Died 1989; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 46 records for Dejong in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Belgium32 records

32 records of the Dejong name in Belgium
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 30
  • Belgian church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lambert Joseph Dejong

    Married in 1851 in Lommel; farmer, born 1822 in Lommel. Died 1862 in Lommel, aged 40; farmer.

    Open Archives, Stad Lommel - Archiefdienst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marinus Cornelis de Jong

    Married in 1946 in Aalst; teacher, born 1920 in Roosendaal Nispen (Nederland).

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Maria de Jong

    Born 1917 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Dejong in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany12 records

12 records of the Dejong name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gustav de Jong

    From Hamburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 November 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 61).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Walter de Jong

    From Hochdahl, Düsseldorf. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 August 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 81).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Adolf de Jong

    From Ahaus. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 20 June 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Dejong in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Dejong name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Patricia De Jong

    Died 1976, aged 31; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Dejong

    Buried in 1992 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 62.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Pieter Anthony Dejong

    Died 1958; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Dejong in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Dejong name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Carl Jacobus de Jong

    Died 1984, aged 60; buried at Yaldhurst Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Folkert De Jong

    Died 1976, aged 68; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Dejong in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Dejong name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Jan de Jong

    Census of 1910: Ystenæs, Aalesund; born 1885 in the Netherlands.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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