The Simoens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 150 people carried this name — #116,201 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 16% from 129 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,383 people named Simoens 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 325 people named Simoens.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 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 Simoens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Petrus Joannes Simoens 1799–1873 · farmer
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Leo Johannes Simoens 1833–1909 · Catholic priest
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Pieter Simoens 1850–1925 · teacher
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Walter Simoens 1914–1978 · politician
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Yves Simoens 1942–2024 · Catholic priest
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Dries Simoens 1950– · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Simoens.
- Simion 304 · U.S. census
- Simione 305 · U.S. census
- Simler 542 · U.S. census
- Simmer 917 · U.S. census
- Simmons 210,182 · U.S. census
- Simo 1,097 · U.S. census
- Simoes 2,203 · U.S. census
- Simon 80,460 · U.S. census
- Simoncelli 249 · U.S. census
- Simoncini 319 · U.S. census
- Simone 7,221 · U.S. census
- Simoneau 2,090 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Simoens 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.