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 mapWhere they live today
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.
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 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
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
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.
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José Trinidad Reyes y Sevilla 1797–1855 · Catholic priest
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Antonino Reyes 1813–1897 · military personnel -
Alejandro Reyes 1825–1884 · judge -
Rafael Reyes 1849–1921 · businessperson -
Bernardo Reyes 1850–1913 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 216 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Reyes.
- Revers 292 · U.S. census
- Revilla 1,936 · U.S. census
- Reville 448 · U.S. census
- Revuelta 507 · U.S. census
- Rex 5,437 · U.S. census
- Rey 7,348 · U.S. census
- Reymann 257 · U.S. census
- Reymond 273 · U.S. census
- Reynaert 102 · U.S. census
- Reynard 1,033 · U.S. census
- Reynaud 703 · U.S. census
- Reynes 149 · U.S. census
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