The Dries surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,158 people carried this name — #22,260 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 256,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,166 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,011 people named Dries 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 Antwerp.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 83 people named Dries live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Dries.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
Who carried it
People named Dries,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Dries 1905–1973 · painter
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Friedel Dries 1928–1991 · non-fiction writer
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Joseph Dries 1942– · sport cyclist
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Jochen Dries 1947– · association football coach
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Christian Dries 1960– · psychologist
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Tijn Dries 1968– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dries.
- Dresch 523 · U.S. census
- Drexler 3,235 · U.S. census
- Drey 718 · U.S. census
- Dreyer 6,751 · U.S. census
- Dreyfus 789 · U.S. census
- Dreyfuss 605 · U.S. census
- Driesbach 227 · U.S. census
- Droesch 202 · U.S. census
- Drogo 147 · U.S. census
- Drolet 1,041 · U.S. census
- Dron 188 · U.S. census
- Drone 865 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Dries is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.