The Mens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 142 people carried this name — #121,590 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 158 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 404 people named Mens 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 170 people named Mens.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Finistère.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Mens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jan Mens 1897–1967 · writer -
Kaisa Mens 1928–2024 · geologist
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Harry Mens 1947– · television presenter
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Robert Mens 1953– · author
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Eddy Mens 1957– · basketball player
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Suze Mens 1978– · television presenter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mens.
- Menne 1,051 · U.S. census
- Mennel 215 · U.S. census
- Mennella 736 · U.S. census
- Menon 2,938 · U.S. census
- Menotti 283 · U.S. census
- Menozzi 125 · U.S. census
- Mensah 4,209 · U.S. census
- Mensch 1,406 · U.S. census
- Menta 502 · U.S. census
- Mentel 457 · U.S. census
- Mention 334 · U.S. census
- Mentz 833 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Mens is.
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