Desroches Surname

39,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Desroches Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desroches Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6,6391:5,550811
France2,7571:24,0922,835
United States2,2161:163,56516,629
Haiti1,2791:8,353926
Mauritius551:23,5174,778
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
England281:1,989,93178,001
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Finland91:610,74534,002
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Desroches (12) may also be a first name.

Desroches Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desroches is found most in Canada. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desroches? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,887th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 553,807 people. Desroches is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Desroches live; 65 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Desroches is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 6,639 people, or 1 in 5,550. In Canada Desroches is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 60 percent live, Ontario, where 20 percent live and Prince Edward Island, where 7 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Desroches Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Desroches has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Desroches last name increased 7,641 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desroches Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desroches surname are 20.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Desroches earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.87% more than the national average, earning R 541,512 per year; in United States they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $48,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $43,478 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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