Flemish Region Genealogical Records
Flemish Region Birth & Baptism Records
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Flemish Region Marriage & Divorce Records
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Flemish Region Death & Burial Records
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Newspapers Covering Flemish Region
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Flemish Region Military Records
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Flemish Region Directories & Gazetteers
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Flemish Region Cemeteries
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Flemish Region Histories & Books
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Flemish Region Occupation & Business Records
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Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Flemish Region
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Flemish Region Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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Flemish Region Maps
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Most Common Surnames in Flemish Region
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peeters | 35,096 | 1:189 | 85.06% | 1 |
| 2 | Janssens | 31,086 | 1:213 | 82.73% | 2 |
| 3 | Maes | 26,768 | 1:247 | 83.89% | 3 |
| 4 | Jacobs | 20,581 | 1:322 | 81.35% | 4 |
| 5 | Willems | 18,457 | 1:359 | 79.13% | 6 |
| 6 | Mertens | 18,055 | 1:367 | 76.53% | 5 |
| 7 | Wouters | 17,278 | 1:383 | 86.94% | 8 |
| 8 | Claes | 16,551 | 1:400 | 80.54% | 7 |
| 9 | Goossens | 16,351 | 1:405 | 83.63% | 9 |
| 10 | de Smet | 15,340 | 1:432 | 88.11% | 11 |
| 11 | Vermeulen | 14,521 | 1:456 | 87.05% | 13 |
| 12 | Pauwels | 14,404 | 1:460 | 86.33% | 12 |
| 13 | Aerts | 13,841 | 1:479 | 88.82% | 16 |
| 14 | Hermans | 13,785 | 1:480 | 83.68% | 14 |
| 15 | de Vos | 12,067 | 1:549 | 88.62% | 20 |
| 16 | van de Velde | 11,973 | 1:553 | 91.76% | 23 |
| 17 | Martens | 11,879 | 1:558 | 86.38% | 19 |
| 18 | Michiels | 11,509 | 1:575 | 76.78% | 17 |
| 19 | Claeys | 11,216 | 1:591 | 88.24% | 27 |
| 20 | van Damme | 10,881 | 1:609 | 85.56% | 26 |
| 21 | Hendrickx | 10,701 | 1:619 | 83.69% | 25 |
| 22 | Smets | 10,612 | 1:624 | 79.84% | 21 |
| 23 | van den Broeck | 10,304 | 1:643 | 93.79% | 37 |
| 24 | de Clercq | 10,284 | 1:644 | 87.58% | 32 |
| 25 | Desmet | 9,817 | 1:675 | 75.73% | 24 |
| 26 | de Backer | 9,797 | 1:676 | 84.83% | 33 |
| 27 | Segers | 9,796 | 1:676 | 85.69% | 34 |
| 28 | Stevens | 9,698 | 1:683 | 78.88% | 30 |
| 29 | Janssen | 9,511 | 1:696 | 76.66% | 29 |
| 30 | Lemmens | 9,009 | 1:735 | 80.45% | 35 |
| 31 | Devos | 8,489 | 1:780 | 67.81% | 28 |
| 32 | Coppens | 8,477 | 1:781 | 78.48% | 38 |
| 33 | Verhoeven | 8,272 | 1:801 | 88.41% | 45 |
| 34 | Cools | 8,156 | 1:812 | 90.82% | 47 |
| 35 | Smet | 7,864 | 1:842 | 92.28% | 54 |
| 36 | de Cock | 7,727 | 1:857 | 88.33% | 49 |
| 37 | Wauters | 7,604 | 1:871 | 75.23% | 40 |
| 38 | de Meyer | 7,554 | 1:877 | 90.21% | 57 |
| 39 | Verheyen | 7,407 | 1:894 | 92.90% | 68 |
| 40 | de Smedt | 7,339 | 1:902 | 87.40% | 56 |
| 41 | de Pauw | 7,161 | 1:925 | 89.62% | 67 |
| 42 | van den Bossche | 7,152 | 1:926 | 90.52% | 69 |
| 43 | de Wilde | 7,046 | 1:940 | 87.84% | 65 |
| 44 | Baert | 6,950 | 1:953 | 89.57% | 74 |
| 45 | Verstraete | 6,933 | 1:955 | 89.46% | 75 |
| 46 | Vandenberghe | 6,813 | 1:972 | 82.24% | 59 |
| 47 | Lauwers | 6,806 | 1:973 | 88.84% | 77 |
| 48 | de Ridder | 6,785 | 1:976 | 83.70% | 62 |
| 49 | Cornelis | 6,619 | 1:1,001 | 82.36% | 64 |
| 50 | Declercq | 6,578 | 1:1,007 | 73.74% | 48 |
| 51 | Lenaerts | 6,474 | 1:1,023 | 80.20% | 63 |
| 52 | Bosmans | 6,466 | 1:1,024 | 86.98% | 80 |
| 53 | Verlinden | 6,446 | 1:1,027 | 88.76% | 85 |
| 54 | Moens | 6,404 | 1:1,034 | 83.19% | 76 |
| 55 | Geerts | 6,363 | 1:1,041 | 86.13% | 82 |
| 56 | Bogaerts | 6,317 | 1:1,048 | 86.96% | 84 |
| 57 | Verschueren | 6,277 | 1:1,055 | 90.71% | 91 |
| 58 | Lambrechts | 6,271 | 1:1,056 | 82.34% | 79 |
| 59 | Vermeiren | 6,270 | 1:1,056 | 89.46% | 90 |
| 60 | Wuyts | 6,177 | 1:1,072 | 91.38% | 97 |
| 61 | Verbeke | 6,158 | 1:1,076 | 87.78% | 89 |
| 62 | Bogaert | 6,101 | 1:1,086 | 82.39% | 81 |
| 63 | Bauwens | 6,042 | 1:1,096 | 75.59% | 66 |
| 64 | Timmermans | 6,010 | 1:1,102 | 70.81% | 55 |
| 65 | Thijs | 6,008 | 1:1,102 | 94.26% | 108 |
| 66 | Nijs | 5,879 | 1:1,127 | 92.50% | 109 |
| 67 | Vermeersch | 5,858 | 1:1,131 | 90.78% | 106 |
| 68 | Heylen | 5,835 | 1:1,135 | 94.75% | 116 |
| 69 | van Hoof | 5,816 | 1:1,139 | 94.55% | 117 |
| 70 | Thys | 5,815 | 1:1,139 | 71.31% | 60 |
| 71 | Jansen | 5,729 | 1:1,156 | 83.51% | 96 |
| 72 | Verstraeten | 5,626 | 1:1,177 | 85.18% | 100 |
| 73 | Christiaens | 5,519 | 1:1,200 | 77.78% | 87 |
| 74 | van Dyck | 5,498 | 1:1,205 | 90.98% | 122 |
| 75 | Pieters | 5,450 | 1:1,215 | 87.83% | 114 |
| 76 | Verhaeghe | 5,341 | 1:1,240 | 81.89% | 103 |
| 77 | Simons | 5,323 | 1:1,244 | 79.88% | 99 |
| 78 | de Groote | 5,312 | 1:1,247 | 86.75% | 118 |
| 79 | de Bruyn | 5,310 | 1:1,247 | 91.44% | 135 |
| 80 | Goethals | 5,259 | 1:1,259 | 87.04% | 123 |
| 81 | Verhaegen | 5,255 | 1:1,260 | 86.52% | 120 |
| 82 | Ceulemans | 5,245 | 1:1,263 | 86.55% | 121 |
| 83 | van Hove | 5,239 | 1:1,264 | 88.66% | 130 |
| 84 | Claessens | 5,209 | 1:1,271 | 80.34% | 104 |
| 85 | Dierckx | 5,202 | 1:1,273 | 91.71% | 140 |
| 86 | D'Hondt | 5,162 | 1:1,283 | 84.60% | 119 |
| 87 | Lievens | 5,123 | 1:1,293 | 85.53% | 124 |
| 88 | van Hecke | 5,116 | 1:1,295 | 86.93% | 131 |
| 89 | Vercammen | 5,080 | 1:1,304 | 91.20% | 145 |
| 90 | van Acker | 5,068 | 1:1,307 | 90.60% | 144 |
| 91 | Vandamme | 5,060 | 1:1,309 | 78.56% | 107 |
| 92 | Verbruggen | 5,038 | 1:1,315 | 87.92% | 138 |
| 93 | van den Bergh | 4,992 | 1:1,327 | 93.92% | 167 |
| 94 | Roels | 4,982 | 1:1,329 | 89.44% | 145 |
| 95 | Verhelst | 4,963 | 1:1,335 | 88.59% | 143 |
| 96 | Luyten | 4,945 | 1:1,339 | 89.68% | 150 |
| 97 | Raes | 4,944 | 1:1,340 | 84.63% | 133 |
| 98 | Somers | 4,918 | 1:1,347 | 89.19% | 150 |
| 99 | Callens | 4,914 | 1:1,348 | 82.39% | 127 |
| 100 | de Coninck | 4,905 | 1:1,350 | 85.38% | 137 |
| 101 | Daems | 4,880 | 1:1,357 | 89.90% | 156 |
| 102 | Vercauteren | 4,754 | 1:1,393 | 89.14% | 163 |
| 103 | Verdonck | 4,740 | 1:1,397 | 88.90% | 164 |
| 104 | Verbeeck | 4,734 | 1:1,399 | 92.73% | 180 |
| 104 | Vervoort | 4,734 | 1:1,399 | 91.39% | 175 |
| 106 | van den Berghe | 4,715 | 1:1,405 | 90.15% | 173 |
| 107 | Gielen | 4,711 | 1:1,406 | 85.33% | 149 |
| 108 | de Bruyne | 4,701 | 1:1,409 | 89.73% | 170 |
| 109 | Vandewalle | 4,688 | 1:1,413 | 87.51% | 160 |
| 110 | Cuypers | 4,621 | 1:1,433 | 84.68% | 154 |
| 111 | de Witte | 4,593 | 1:1,442 | 88.84% | 177 |
| 112 | Huybrechts | 4,582 | 1:1,445 | 88.13% | 174 |
| 113 | Andries | 4,546 | 1:1,457 | 86.46% | 169 |
| 114 | van Den Eynde | 4,535 | 1:1,460 | 91.14% | 189 |
| 115 | de Winter | 4,531 | 1:1,462 | 89.23% | 181 |
| 116 | Leemans | 4,519 | 1:1,466 | 78.02% | 136 |
| 117 | Vandevelde | 4,505 | 1:1,470 | 75.40% | 126 |
| 118 | Vercruysse | 4,499 | 1:1,472 | 80.05% | 141 |
| 119 | de Bock | 4,474 | 1:1,480 | 88.51% | 184 |
| 120 | Beckers | 4,438 | 1:1,492 | 64.45% | 93 |
| 121 | Swinnen | 4,423 | 1:1,497 | 83.09% | 165 |
| 122 | de Coster | 4,418 | 1:1,499 | 74.15% | 128 |
| 123 | Matthys | 4,382 | 1:1,511 | 81.24% | 157 |
| 124 | Huysmans | 4,362 | 1:1,518 | 90.52% | 201 |
| 125 | de Decker | 4,360 | 1:1,519 | 80.89% | 158 |
| 126 | de Keyser | 4,342 | 1:1,525 | 85.62% | 182 |
| 127 | van den Bosch | 4,307 | 1:1,538 | 93.90% | 216 |
| 128 | Declerck | 4,268 | 1:1,552 | 84.65% | 186 |
| 129 | de Waele | 4,260 | 1:1,555 | 90.97% | 211 |
| 129 | Geens | 4,260 | 1:1,555 | 88.95% | 203 |
| 129 | van Daele | 4,260 | 1:1,555 | 87.91% | 197 |
| 132 | Verhulst | 4,231 | 1:1,565 | 85.89% | 193 |
| 133 | Dhondt | 4,225 | 1:1,568 | 92.17% | 217 |
| 134 | de Clerck | 4,221 | 1:1,569 | 90.13% | 211 |
| 134 | Engelen | 4,221 | 1:1,569 | 90.83% | 215 |
| 136 | Smits | 4,220 | 1:1,569 | 89.33% | 207 |
| 137 | Moons | 4,215 | 1:1,571 | 87.45% | 200 |
| 138 | Vanneste | 4,185 | 1:1,583 | 82.82% | 185 |
| 139 | Vos | 4,173 | 1:1,587 | 82.90% | 187 |
| 140 | van Goethem | 4,172 | 1:1,588 | 92.14% | 221 |
| 141 | de Wit | 4,163 | 1:1,591 | 89.47% | 214 |
| 142 | van Camp | 4,121 | 1:1,607 | 95.28% | 240 |
| 143 | Mortier | 4,113 | 1:1,610 | 76.89% | 161 |
| 144 | Smeets | 4,105 | 1:1,613 | 77.66% | 168 |
| 145 | de Boeck | 4,092 | 1:1,619 | 83.04% | 192 |
| 146 | Baeyens | 4,063 | 1:1,630 | 86.52% | 209 |
| 147 | Verheyden | 4,038 | 1:1,640 | 82.29% | 195 |
| 148 | Dierickx | 4,016 | 1:1,649 | 81.30% | 191 |
| 149 | de Wolf | 3,992 | 1:1,659 | 82.60% | 199 |
| 150 | van den Brande | 3,986 | 1:1,662 | 95.77% | 255 |
| 151 | Jans | 3,985 | 1:1,662 | 82.87% | 202 |
| 152 | Vandenbussche | 3,971 | 1:1,668 | 87.45% | 220 |
| 153 | Dewulf | 3,965 | 1:1,670 | 80.85% | 196 |
| 154 | Goris | 3,960 | 1:1,673 | 92.78% | 247 |
| 155 | Meeus | 3,945 | 1:1,679 | 86.21% | 218 |
| 156 | Reynders | 3,939 | 1:1,681 | 84.13% | 213 |
| 157 | Deckers | 3,877 | 1:1,708 | 81.42% | 204 |
| 158 | Vanhoutte | 3,870 | 1:1,711 | 86.77% | 226 |
| 159 | Nys | 3,842 | 1:1,724 | 75.16% | 179 |
| 160 | de Schepper | 3,837 | 1:1,726 | 93.52% | 258 |
| 161 | Vanhove | 3,835 | 1:1,727 | 81.49% | 208 |
| 162 | van de Walle | 3,828 | 1:1,730 | 90.75% | 250 |
| 163 | Temmerman | 3,773 | 1:1,755 | 89.51% | 251 |
| 164 | van de Voorde | 3,764 | 1:1,760 | 93.31% | 265 |
| 165 | Deprez | 3,762 | 1:1,761 | 53.20% | 88 |
| 166 | Vandendriessche | 3,751 | 1:1,766 | 85.66% | 231 |
| 167 | Coenen | 3,728 | 1:1,777 | 77.12% | 198 |
| 168 | Claus | 3,718 | 1:1,781 | 75.71% | 194 |
| 169 | Nuyts | 3,692 | 1:1,794 | 95.25% | 283 |
| 170 | Ooms | 3,675 | 1:1,802 | 93.61% | 279 |
| 171 | Schepers | 3,652 | 1:1,814 | 83.97% | 237 |
| 172 | Luyckx | 3,643 | 1:1,818 | 82.91% | 230 |
| 173 | van Looy | 3,639 | 1:1,820 | 96.32% | 299 |
| 174 | de Paepe | 3,635 | 1:1,822 | 89.95% | 264 |
| 175 | Dupont | 3,623 | 1:1,828 | 24.22% | 18 |
| 176 | Huyghe | 3,615 | 1:1,832 | 88.34% | 260 |
| 177 | Engels | 3,613 | 1:1,833 | 81.19% | 227 |
| 178 | de Moor | 3,597 | 1:1,841 | 87.45% | 257 |
| 179 | van Herck | 3,592 | 1:1,844 | 94.06% | 291 |
| 180 | van Dijck | 3,580 | 1:1,850 | 97.92% | 315 |
| 181 | Baeten | 3,576 | 1:1,852 | 92.47% | 287 |
| 182 | Vaes | 3,573 | 1:1,854 | 83.89% | 249 |
| 183 | Vandeputte | 3,571 | 1:1,855 | 79.98% | 225 |
| 184 | Vermeire | 3,561 | 1:1,860 | 86.01% | 256 |
| 185 | Meert | 3,557 | 1:1,862 | 70.28% | 183 |
| 186 | Vandenbroucke | 3,553 | 1:1,864 | 85.04% | 254 |
| 187 | Bekaert | 3,549 | 1:1,866 | 84.84% | 253 |
| 188 | Torfs | 3,522 | 1:1,881 | 93.89% | 302 |
| 189 | de Jonghe | 3,517 | 1:1,883 | 89.74% | 281 |
| 190 | Houben | 3,505 | 1:1,890 | 81.02% | 239 |
| 191 | Maertens | 3,504 | 1:1,890 | 82.02% | 246 |
| 192 | Bracke | 3,479 | 1:1,904 | 89.87% | 285 |
| 193 | Bollen | 3,469 | 1:1,909 | 86.02% | 266 |
| 194 | Eeckhout | 3,468 | 1:1,910 | 81.26% | 247 |
| 195 | Sterckx | 3,466 | 1:1,911 | 80.21% | 241 |
| 196 | Moerman | 3,464 | 1:1,912 | 87.63% | 277 |
| 197 | Marien | 3,462 | 1:1,913 | 92.17% | 301 |
| 198 | Helsen | 3,427 | 1:1,933 | 95.49% | 320 |
| 199 | Blomme | 3,408 | 1:1,943 | 89.26% | 292 |
| 200 | Lambrecht | 3,395 | 1:1,951 | 85.52% | 273 |