The Soetaert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 285 people carried this name — #68,949 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 278 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 690 people named Soetaert 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 92 people named Soetaert.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 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 Soetaert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Amandus Soetaert 1792–1864 · coadjutor
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Arthur Soetaert 1913–2006 · politician
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Ann Soetaert 1947– · singer
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Eddy Soetaert 1948– · sports journalist
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Noël Soetaert 1949– · sport cyclist
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Ronald Soetaert 1951– · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Soetaert.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Soetaert is.
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