The Terryn surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 142 people carried this name — #121,590 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 144 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 722 people named Terryn 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 140 people named Terryn.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 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 Terryn,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maurice Terryn 1930–2016 · photographer
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Guido Terryn 1943–2015 · rowing coach
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Peter Terryn 1964– · politician
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Dirk Terryn 1965– · writer
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Kristof Terryn 1967–
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Johan Terryn 1969– · actor
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Terryn.
- Terrier 165 · U.S. census
- Terris 428 · U.S. census
- Terro 210 · U.S. census
- Terron 365 · U.S. census
- Terrones 4,448 · U.S. census
- Terry 87,000 · U.S. census
- Teruel 528 · U.S. census
- Terzi 415 · U.S. census
- Terzian 858 · U.S. census
- Terzo 393 · U.S. census
- Tescher 236 · U.S. census
- Tesi 241 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Terryn 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.