The Meersman surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 256 people carried this name — #75,317 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 4% from 266 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,537 people named Meersman 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 East 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 60 people named Meersman.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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.
Who carried it
People named Meersman,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maurice Meersman 1922–2008 · sport cyclist -
Hans Mersmann 1891–1971 · writer
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Arthur Meersman 1908–1984 · painter
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Maria Meersman 1923–2002 · teacher
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Lucas Meersman 1938– · painter
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R. Meersman 1947– · computer scientist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Meersman.
- Medici 871 · U.S. census
- Medico 512 · U.S. census
- Medin 370 · U.S. census
- Medina 188,497 · U.S. census
- Medinger 468 · U.S. census
- Medrano 40,261 · U.S. census
- Meert 255 · U.S. census
- Mees 997 · U.S. census
- Megel 169 · U.S. census
- Meger 318 · U.S. census
- Meglio 376 · U.S. census
- Mehal 209 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Meersman 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.