The Thys surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 225 people carried this name — #83,541 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 213 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 5,943 people named Thys 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 Antwerp.
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 237 people named Thys.
39 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 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 Thys,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albert Thys 1849–1915 · businessperson -
Albert Thys 1849–1915 · businessperson -
Babette Thys 1775–1850 · painter
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Jean-François Thys 1780–1865 · painter
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Jean-François Thys 1780–1865 · painter
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Alphonse Thys 1807–1879 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Thys.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Thys is.
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