Douce Surname
Approximately 3,542 people bear this surname
Douce Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Douce'; v. Dowse.
1758. Married — John Douse and Ann Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.
1761. — Simon Peirce and Sarah Douse: ibid.
Douce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,417 | 1:46,876 | 6,035 |
| Haiti | 407 | 1:26,250 | 1,992 |
| England | 354 | 1:157,396 | 14,847 |
| Mauritius | 338 | 1:3,827 | 732 |
| United States | 289 | 1:1,254,183 | 88,515 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Jamaica | 162 | 1:17,716 | 1,624 |
| Australia | 88 | 1:306,769 | 26,711 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Doucé (59) & Doucè (1) are calculated separately.
Douce (1,013) may also be a first name.
Douce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Douce'; v. Dowse.
1758. Married — John Douse and Ann Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.
1761. — Simon Peirce and Sarah Douse: ibid.
(French-Latin) Sweet [French doux, -ce, Latin dulc-is]
Dowse was a name represented in Freiston in 1544 and in Wrangle in 1642 (T.).
Douce Demographics
Average Douce Salary in
United States
$43,629 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Douce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Douce is found most in France. It may also appear in the variant forms: Doucé or Doucè. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Douce? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 128,008th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,057,466 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Douce reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 252,483rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 1,013 people.
It is most numerous in France, where it is held by 1,417 people, or 1 in 46,876. In France Douce is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 21 percent are found, Occitanie, where 18 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found. Besides France Douce is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 11 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.
Douce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Douce has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Douce surname increased 402 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Douce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Douce surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.
The amount Douce earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $43,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $48,514 CAD per year.
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Douce Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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