The Soens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 312 people carried this name — #63,873 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 298 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 594 people named Soens 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 58 people named Soens.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 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 Soens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ernest Soens 1867–1918 · teacher
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Lawrence Donald Soens 1926–2021 · Catholic priest
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Tine Soens 1988– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Soens.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Soens 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.