The Willaert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 251 people carried this name — #76,533 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 15% from 218 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,963 people named Willaert 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 240 people named Willaert.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 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 Willaert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adrian Willaert 1480–1562 · composer -
Adrian Willaert 1490–1562 · composer
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Josephus Willaert 1796–1867 · curate
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Robrecht Willaert 1840–1916 · Catholic priest
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Léopold Willaert 1878–1963 · historian
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Valentine Willaert-Fontan 1882–1939 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Willaert.
- Wildermuth 1,651 · U.S. census
- Wilhelm 19,913 · U.S. census
- Wilk 5,763 · U.S. census
- Wilke 8,106 · U.S. census
- Wilkinson 53,739 · U.S. census
- Will 12,575 · U.S. census
- Willard 21,352 · U.S. census
- Wille 3,734 · U.S. census
- Willem 242 · U.S. census
- Willemain 106 · U.S. census
- Willeman 139 · U.S. census
- Willemin 242 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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