Defosses Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Defosses Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defosses Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Defossés (2), Défosses (1) & Défossés (1) are calculated separately.

Defosses Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defosses occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Defossés, Défosses or Défossés. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defosses? popularity and diffusion

The surname Defosses is the 1,218,745th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Defosses reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Defosses is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Hampshire, where 39 percent are found, Connecticut, where 21 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Defosses occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Defosses Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Defosses has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defosses last name increased 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defosses Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Defosses surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Defosses earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.28% less than the national average, earning $28,676 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defosses
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