Descoteaux Surname

124,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Descoteaux Surname User-submission:

The surname Descoteaux (DesCoteaux) means 'of the hillside'. It comes from des, meaning 'of', and coteaux, meaning 'hillside'.

Descoteaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,6191:14,0692,076
United States9861:367,60532,648
France361:1,845,076161,051
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Descôteaux (111) are calculated separately.

Descoteaux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Descoteaux (DesCoteaux) means 'of the hillside'. It comes from des, meaning 'of', and coteaux, meaning 'hillside'.

- Sherry DesCoteaux

Descoteaux Last Name Facts

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

Descoteaux is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Descôteaux. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Descoteaux? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,666th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,993,311 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Descoteaux reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

Descoteaux is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 2,619 people, or 1 in 14,069. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 94 percent live, Ontario, where 4 percent live and British Columbia, where 1 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Descoteaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Descoteaux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Descoteaux surname grew 16,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Descoteaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Descoteaux last name are 0.33000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Descoteaux earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% less than the national average, earning $40,380 CAD per year.

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