Samyn surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Samyn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 167 people carried this name — #106,570 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 10% from 152 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 1,974 people named Samyn 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 map

Where they live today

West Flanders 1,413
Hainaut 203
East Flanders 154
Brussels-Capital 67
Flemish Brabant 60
Antwerp 30
Liège 19
Limburg 12

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 591 people named Samyn.

41 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 41
Nord 369
Pas-de-Calais 49
Paris 38
Aisne 12
Ardennes 9
Ille-et-Vilaine 8
Loir-et-Cher 7
Calvados 6

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 43 people named Samyn live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 26
City of Buenos Aires 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Samyn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Achille Samyn
    Achille Samyn 1908– · track cyclist
  • Adolphe Samyn 1842–1903 · architect
  • Joseph Samyn 1854–1909 · Catholic priest
  • Jan-Baptist Samyn 1875–1953 · politician
  • Hubert Samyn 1889–1972 · sport cyclist
  • José Samyn 1946–1969 · sport cyclist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Samyn.

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