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 Male Douce Height
181.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Douce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douce Come From? nationality or country of origin
Douce occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Doucé or Doucè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Douce? popularity and diffusion
The surname Douce is the 128,008th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,057,466 people. The surname Douce occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Douce live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Douce is also the 252,483rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,013 people.
The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 1,417 people, or 1 in 46,876. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 21 percent live, Occitanie, where 18 percent live and Île-de-France, where 18 percent live. Apart from France it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 11 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Douce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Douce has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Douce surname rose 402 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Douce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Douce surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Douce surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.86% being registered with the political 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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