The Dewyse surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 156 people carried this name — #112,568 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 157 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Dewyse.
Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
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 39 people named Dewyse 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Dewyse in American newspapers,
1885–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dewyse.
- Dewilde 763 · U.S. census
- Dewinter 507 · U.S. census
- Dewit 919 · U.S. census
- Dewitte 1,067 · U.S. census
- Dewolf 2,179 · U.S. census
- Dewulf 369 · U.S. census
- Dey 4,127 · U.S. census
- Deye 193 · U.S. census
- Deza 378 · U.S. census
- Dhaene 170 · U.S. census
- Dhaenens 119 · U.S. census
- Dhondt 450 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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