The Vandaele surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 453 people carried this name — #46,902 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 10% from 410 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,806 people named Vandaele 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 1,256 people named Vandaele.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 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 Vandaele,
with a public archive behind them.
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Amand Vandaele 1831–1909 · politician
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Jean Vandaele 1888–1963 · politician
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Jean-Luc Vandaele 1948– · politician
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Hugo Vandaele 1956– · politician
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Christophe Vandaele 1958– · politician
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Wilfried Vandaele 1959– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vandaele.
- Vanacker 797 · U.S. census
- Vanassche 391 · U.S. census
- Vanbecelaere 178 · U.S. census
- Vanbelle 313 · U.S. census
- Vancampen 503 · U.S. census
- Vancoppenolle 128 · U.S. census
- Vandal 734 · U.S. census
- Vandame 167 · U.S. census
- Vandamme 831 · U.S. census
- Vandel 243 · U.S. census
- Vandenberg 7,121 · U.S. census
- Vandenberge 358 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Vandaele 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.