The Tanghe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 169 people carried this name — #105,600 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 160 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,425 people named Tanghe 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 458 people named Tanghe.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 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 Tanghe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gulielmus Tanghe 1802–1879 · writer
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Willem Frans Tanghe 1802–1879 · canon
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Basile Tanghe 1879–1947 · historian
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Francis Tanghe 1916–2002 · politician
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Jan Tanghe 1929–2003 · architect
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Fredy Tanghe 1953– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Tanghe.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Tanghe 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.