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

The surname Descent is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 1,006,539^th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Descent live; 77 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Gallo-North America. Descent is also the 479,726^th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 333 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 221,961. In Canada Descent is primarily found in: Quebec, where 77 percent are found, Ontario, where 22 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Descent Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Descent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Descent last name rose 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Descent Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Descent earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $29,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning $47,788 CAD per year.