Desruisseau Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Desruisseau Surname User-submission:

It means 'by the streams' when it became the new surname of one branch of the French-Canadian Louis Houde (1617) family. He willed 1/3 of his land to one son who became "Desruisseaux" (later Derousseau), 1/3 "by the rocks" (Des Rochers) and 1/2 "by the woods" (Bellefeuille).

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Desruisseau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1641:65,1463,630
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Panama281:139,7244,684
France11:66,422,722504,397

Desruisseau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'by the streams' when it became the new surname of one branch of the French-Canadian Louis Houde (1617) family. He willed 1/3 of his land to one son who became "Desruisseaux" (later Derousseau), 1/3 "by the rocks" (Des Rochers) and 1/2 "by the woods" (Bellefeuille).

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Desruisseau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desruisseau is more commonly found in Haiti than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desruisseau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 846,108th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Desruisseau is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Desruisseau live; 51 percent live in Caribbean and 51 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean.

This last name is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 65,146. In Haiti Desruisseau is mostly found in: Ouest, where 64 percent are found, Sud-Est, where 30 percent are found and Artibonite, where 2 percent are found. Beside Haiti Desruisseau exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Desruisseau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desruisseau surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desruisseau earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.17% more than the national average, earning $60,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $42,335 CAD per year.

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