Debruyne Surname

56,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Debruyne Surname User-submission:

De Bruyne is a Dutch surname meaning 'the brown one'. Using the French-Dutch particle de as a prefix that means 'the' and Bruyne that derives from bruin, translated to 'brown'.

Debruyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4,0321:2,851267
France3,8061:17,4521,923
United States6721:539,37344,730
Canada2071:177,99817,780
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
England281:1,989,93178,001
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Debruyne Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Bruyne is a Dutch surname meaning 'the brown one'. Using the French-Dutch particle de as a prefix that means 'the' and Bruyne that derives from bruin, translated to 'brown'.

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Debruyne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Debruyne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Debruyne is found most in Belgium. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Debruyne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Debruyne is the 56,805th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 816,806 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Debruyne are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Debruyne is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 4,032 people, or 1 in 2,851. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 11 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in France, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Debruyne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Debruyne surname are 4.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.08% being registered with the political party.

The amount Debruyne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,461 CAD per year.

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