The Ney surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,285 people carried this name — #9,848 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 3,391 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 675 people named Ney.
38 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
214 people named Ney live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 131 people named Ney 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 Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
61 people named Ney have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 97 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
59 people named Ney is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Ney in American newspapers,
1911–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,069,554 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ney,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michel Ney 1769–1815 · military officer -
Napoléon Joseph Ney 1803–1857 · composer -
Michel Louis Félix Ney 1804–1854 · military personnel -
José Lémery 1811–1886 · politician -
Hans Ney d. 1940
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Johann Adam Ney 1800–1879 · artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ney.
- Nevers 1,252 · U.S. census
- Neves 4,997 · U.S. census
- Neveu 888 · U.S. census
- Neveux 153 · U.S. census
- Newman 101,931 · U.S. census
- Newton 74,092 · U.S. census
- Neyens 437 · U.S. census
- Neyer 619 · U.S. census
- Nez 4,827 · U.S. census
- Ng 31,210 · U.S. census
- Ngo 33,005 · U.S. census
- Nguon 443 · U.S. census
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