The Elsen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 733 people carried this name — #31,554 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 17% from 878 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,106 people named Elsen 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 Flemish Brabant.
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 51 people named Elsen.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Meurthe-et-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 Elsen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alfred Elsen 1850–1914 · painter
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Abraham Elsen 1729–1810
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C. N. Elsen 1903–
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Franz Elsen 1906–1980 · judge
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Gustave Elsen 1912–1997 · politician
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Gerard Elsen 1920–2000 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Elsen.
- Ellul 254 · U.S. census
- Elmaleh 112 · U.S. census
- Eloi 372 · U.S. census
- Eloy 125 · U.S. census
- Elsaesser 306 · U.S. census
- Elsass 589 · U.S. census
- Elsensohn 128 · U.S. census
- Elter 267 · U.S. census
- Elvira 856 · U.S. census
- Ely 13,130 · U.S. census
- Emanuel 6,517 · U.S. census
- Emanuelli 147 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Elsen 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.