The Depauw surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 795 people carried this name — #29,626 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 17% from 677 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 655 people named Depauw 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 East Flanders.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 294 people named Depauw.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 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.
Who carried it
People named Depauw,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elizabeth Baptiste DePauw 1786–1878
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Newland Talbot DePauw 1856–1930
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Charles Washington DePauw 1859–1910
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Valère Depauw 1912–1994 · writer
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Carl Depauw 1960– · writer
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Carl Depauw 1960– · writer
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Depauw.
- Deo 1,578 · U.S. census
- Deon 753 · U.S. census
- Depaepe 265 · U.S. census
- Depas 287 · U.S. census
- Depasse 145 · U.S. census
- Depaul 2,115 · U.S. census
- Depetris 414 · U.S. census
- Depierre 123 · U.S. census
- Depoorter 185 · U.S. census
- Depp 808 · U.S. census
- Deppen 833 · U.S. census
- Depre 129 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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