The Staelens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 244 people carried this name — #78,316 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 20% from 204 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,113 people named Staelens 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 226 people named Staelens.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 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 Staelens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lorenzo Staelens 1964– · politician -
George Staelens 1982– · train manager -
Jules Felix Staelens 1830–1906
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Alida Maria Philomena Staelens 1879–1975
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Erna Staelens 1911–1939
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Carlos Staelens 1945– · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Staelens.
- Stachowski 958 · U.S. census
- Stadelmann 208 · U.S. census
- Stadler 5,186 · U.S. census
- Stadtler 314 · U.S. census
- Staebler 443 · U.S. census
- Staehle 452 · U.S. census
- Staes 177 · U.S. census
- Stagnaro 380 · U.S. census
- Stahl 22,211 · U.S. census
- Stalder 1,686 · U.S. census
- Stalter 2,417 · U.S. census
- Stamm 5,461 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Staelens 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.