The Verhelst surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 361 people carried this name — #56,588 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 10% from 329 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 3,959 people named Verhelst 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 221 people named Verhelst.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 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 Verhelst,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aegid Verhelst 1696–1749 · sculptor -
Ignaz Verhelst 1729–1792 · engraver
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Mary Verhelst 1751–1809
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Carolus Ignatius Verhelst 1758–1838 · Catholic priest
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Carolus Verhelst 1802–1875 · curate
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Melanie Nathalie Verhelst 1808–1863
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Verhelst.
- Verger 133 · U.S. census
- Verges 635 · U.S. census
- Vergin 362 · U.S. census
- Vergos 174 · U.S. census
- Verhaeghe 317 · U.S. census
- Verhelle 202 · U.S. census
- Verheyden 151 · U.S. census
- Verheyen 414 · U.S. census
- Verhoeven 734 · U.S. census
- Verhulst 712 · U.S. census
- Verkest 143 · U.S. census
- Verley 385 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Verhelst is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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