Desquesnes Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desquesnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desquesnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3121:212,89333,114
Belgium531:216,91827,806
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Desquesnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desquesnes occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desquesnes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 749,861st most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Desquesnes live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 212,893. In France Desquesnes is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 64 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent are found. Excluding France this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Desquesnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Desquesnes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Desquesnes last name increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Desquesnes
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