Descottes Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Descottes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descottes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3681:180,49728,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Descottes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Descottes occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Descottes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 764,765th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Descottes reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Descottes is most widely held in France, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 180,497. In France Descottes is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 25 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent reside and Brittany, where 14 percent reside. Other than France it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Descottes Last Name Statistics demography

Descottes earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $48,812 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Descottes
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