View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Descant Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Descant is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Descant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Descant? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 662,685^th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 15 percent of Descant live; 15 percent live in North America and 15 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Descant is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 821,902. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 3 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 2 percent reside and Florida, where 2 percent reside. Outside of The United States Descant occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Descant Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Descant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Descant Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Descant surname are 29.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.53% registered to vote for the party.

Descant earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,826 USD per year.