The Saelens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 286 people carried this name — #68,770 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 302 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,370 people named Saelens 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 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 218 people named Saelens.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Nord.
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 Saelens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Arthur Saelens 1918–1972 · politician
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Julien Saelens 1920–1945 · athletics competitor
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Gentil Saelens 1932– · sport cyclist
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Gilbert Saelens 1934– · sport cyclist
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Willy Saelens 1942– · politician
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Benno Saelens 1948– · volleyball player
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Saelens.
- Sadek 1,130 · U.S. census
- Sadi 262 · U.S. census
- Sadik 708 · U.S. census
- Sadler 21,504 · U.S. census
- Sadowski 5,965 · U.S. census
- Sady 276 · U.S. census
- Saenger 391 · U.S. census
- Saenz 33,787 · U.S. census
- Saez 3,745 · U.S. census
- Safar 764 · U.S. census
- Saffer 950 · U.S. census
- Safi 1,626 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Saelens is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.