Naessens surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Naessens surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 120 people carried this name — #139,228 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 8% from 131 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 2,281 people named Naessens 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 West Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

West Flanders 1,181
East Flanders 749
Hainaut 220
Antwerp 89
Brussels-Capital 27
Flemish Brabant 10
Walloon Brabant 5

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 408 people named Naessens.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Nord 277
Pas-de-Calais 22
Paris 20
Seine-et-Marne 16
Somme 12
Tarn-et-Garonne 8
Oise 5
Loire-Atlantique 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 67 people named Naessens 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 Corrientes.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Corrientes 52
Tucumán 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Naessens,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Naessens 1839– · day labourer
  • Barbara Pauline Naessens 1842–1893
  • Willebrordus Naessens 1862–1915 · businessperson
  • Gustaf Joseph Naessens 1869–1881
  • Maurits Naessens 1908–1982 · banker
  • Jet Naessens 1915–2010 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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