Descheneau Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Descheneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descheneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Canada681:541,84745,466
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Descheneau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Descheneau is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Descheneau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Descheneau reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States Descheneau is primarily found in: New Hampshire, where 30 percent live, Vermont, where 23 percent live and Michigan, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 38 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Descheneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Descheneau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Descheneau last name expanded 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Descheneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Descheneau last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Descheneau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $42,922 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Descheneau
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