Descoteau Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Descoteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descoteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Canada781:472,37940,609
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Descoteau Last Name Facts

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

Descoteau is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Descoteau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 891,661st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. Descoteau is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Descoteau reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Descoteau is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States it is most common in: New Hampshire, where 27 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.

Descoteau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Descoteau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Descoteau surname expanded 20,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Descoteau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Descoteau surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Descoteau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $44,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% less than the national average, earning $42,700 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
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  • 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 Descoteau
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