The Depoorter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 185 people carried this name — #98,099 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 176 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,982 people named Depoorter 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 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 628 people named Depoorter.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 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 Depoorter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carolus Depoorter 1801–1869 · curate
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Augustinus Depoorter 1830–1916 · physician
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Hendrik Depoorter 1863–1947 · physician
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Felicitas Depoorter 1895–
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Richard Depoorter 1915–1948 · sport cyclist
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Alfons Depoorter 1916–2008 · theologian
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Depoorter.
- Depas 287 · U.S. census
- Depasse 145 · U.S. census
- Depaul 2,115 · U.S. census
- Depauw 795 · U.S. census
- Depetris 414 · U.S. census
- Depierre 123 · U.S. census
- Depp 808 · U.S. census
- Deppen 833 · U.S. census
- Depre 129 · U.S. census
- Deprey 647 · U.S. census
- Deprez 536 · U.S. census
- Deprince 181 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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