The Dys surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 140 people carried this name — #123,064 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 19% from 118 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
856 people named Dys have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 952 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Dys.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Indre-et-Loire.
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 Dys,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hanna Dys 1977– · organist
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Krzysztof Dys 1982– · pianist
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dys.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Dys 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.