The Samoy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 195 people carried this name — #93,921 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 15% from 170 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 118 people named Samoy 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.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 67 people named Samoy.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Samoy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Chet 1970– · singer
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Ilse Samoy 1974– · professor
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Yves Samoy 2000– · researcher
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Samoy.
- Samba 371 · U.S. census
- Samedi 381 · U.S. census
- Sammartano 217 · U.S. census
- Sammartino 747 · U.S. census
- Sammut 441 · U.S. census
- Samour 134 · U.S. census
- Sampaio 709 · U.S. census
- Samper 409 · U.S. census
- Sampere 109 · U.S. census
- Sampieri 196 · U.S. census
- Sampietro 158 · U.S. census
- Sampson 39,277 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Samoy 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.