Ducable Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ducable Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dowsabell,' the same as Dulcibella.

William Dassabele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Dowsabell Cobbe, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Dowzable Mill, temp.

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Ducable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France451:1,476,060142,161
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165

Ducable Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dowsabell,' the same as Dulcibella.

William Dassabele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Dowsabell Cobbe, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Dowzable Mill, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Dussabell Caplyn, ibid.

Thomas Duszabell, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Ducable Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ducable occurs most in France. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ducable? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ducable is the 2,352,516th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Ducable occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ducable live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,476,060. In France it is primarily found in: Normandy, where 58 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 33 percent live and Brittany, where 2 percent live. Besides France this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 26 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ducasble9326/
Duchable935/
Duscable932/
Duccable931/
Doucable931/
Dutcabl862/
Dusable861/
Douzable8058/
Ducasbil801/
Dusabelle751/
Dudkavle671/
Docablla671/
Dikebelle501/

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