The Windels surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 190 people carried this name — #95,955 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 17% from 228 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,150 people named Windels 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 269 people named Windels.
25 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 Windels,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elvina Celina Windels 1867–1926 · laborer
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Hans Windels 1882–1949
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Fernand Windels 1893–1954 · photographer
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Marcel Windels 1896–1944 · businessperson
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Albert Windels 1916–
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Roger Windels 1924–1996 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Windels.
- Wilt 8,165 · U.S. census
- Wiltgen 579 · U.S. census
- Wiltzius 277 · U.S. census
- Wimmer 6,334 · U.S. census
- Winckler 901 · U.S. census
- Wind 2,308 · U.S. census
- Windstein 113 · U.S. census
- Wine 4,327 · U.S. census
- Wingert 3,383 · U.S. census
- Wingerter 1,328 · U.S. census
- Winiarski 959 · U.S. census
- Wininger 2,590 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Windels 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.