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The Reyes surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 232,511 people carried this name — #81 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,160 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

801 people named Reyes live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 192
Geneva 171
Vaud 128
Ticino 42
Bern 41
Basel-Stadt 35
St. Gallen 29
Fribourg 25

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 610 people named Reyes.

191 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 191
Pyrénées-Orientales 125
Hérault 76
Haute-Garonne 44
Aude 19
Hauts-de-Seine 19
Lot-et-Garonne 12
Rhône 11
Bouches-du-Rhône 11

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 65 people named Reyes 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.

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

Where they live today

Antwerp 26
Limburg 18
Namur 6
Brussels-Capital 5
West Flanders 5
East Flanders 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

20 people named Reyes have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 223 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 9
Masovian 4
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 3
Silesian 2
Holy Cross 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Reyes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • José Trinidad Reyes y Sevilla
    José Trinidad Reyes y Sevilla 1797–1855 · Catholic priest
  • Antonino Reyes
    Antonino Reyes 1813–1897 · military personnel
  • Alejandro Reyes
    Alejandro Reyes 1825–1884 · judge
  • Rafael Reyes
    Rafael Reyes 1849–1921 · businessperson
  • Bernardo Reyes
    Bernardo Reyes 1850–1913 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 216 lives in all are documented under this name.

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