Desmoulins Surname

176,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desmoulins Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller near the mill.

Desmoulins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,2861:29,0563,549
Haiti601:178,0657,089
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Dominica11:75,891912
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Desmoulins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller near the mill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Desmoulins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desmoulins is found most in France. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmoulins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 176,583rd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,007,654 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Desmoulins live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Desmoulins is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 2,286 people, or 1 in 29,056. In France Desmoulins is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Desmoulins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Desmoulins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desmoulins Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Desmoulins earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $53,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.87% more than the national average, earning $82,908 CAD per year.

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