Duchesne Surname

24,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Duchesne Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Oak-Tree [French [chêne, Old French chesne, quesne: see under Cheney in Dict.]

Duchesne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada10,1121:3,644477
France7,9371:8,369726
Belgium1,7591:6,536834
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
England1611:346,07525,095
Australia441:613,53943,545
Puerto Rico281:126,7911,776
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Duchèsne (2) are calculated separately.

Duchesne (58) may also be a first name.

Duchesne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Of the Oak-Tree [French [chêne, Old French chesne, quesne: see under Cheney in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Duchesne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duchesne occurs most in Canada. It may be found as a variant: Duchèsne. Click here for other possible spellings of Duchesne.

How Common Is The Last Name Duchesne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,971st most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 337,293 people. The surname Duchesne occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Duchesne live; 53 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Duchesne is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 58 people.

This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 10,112 people, or 1 in 3,644. In Canada Duchesne is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 87 percent live, Ontario, where 8 percent live and Alberta, where 1 percent live. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in France, where 37 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Duchesne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Duchesne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Duchesne last name rose 2,034 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 435 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duchesne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Duchesne are 9.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duchesne earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning $41,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duchèsne962/
Duchesnes94202/
Duchesney9481/
Duschesne9432/
Duchesnet949/
Du'chesne945/
Duchesnez941/
Ducheisne940/
Duchene9310,533/
Ducesne931/
Duchenne881,632/
Ducheine88535/
Ducheyne88267/
Duschene88103/
Duchenet88100/
Duchenes8899/
Ducheney8863/
Duchiene8817/
Dushesne887/
Ducheane884/
Douchene883/
Duichene882/
Duchesna881/
Ducehene881/
Ducheene881/
Duckesne881/
Duscesne881/
Duchesen881/
Duchasne880/
Ducheune880/
Duchen86986/
Ducene8650/
Duchesnay82356/
Duschenes8250/
Duchesnoy827/
Dushesnes822/
Dutchesen821/
Duceyssne821/
Ducquesne821/
Duchaisne820/
Deucheney820/
Duchêne80703/
Doucene80588/
Duchein80424/
Ducheny80136/
Duchène80100/
Duchien8085/
Dutchen8069/
Duchine8029/
Ducheng8014/
Dushene806/
Douchen804/
Duchenc804/
Duchéne803/
Dochene802/
Duchent802/
Deuchen801/
Ducheni801/
Duchean800/
Duchena800/
Duchesnois782/
Ducheneová781/
Duquesne759,186/
Duchaine752,569/
Duchayne75209/
Duchenoy7577/
Doucenet7532/
Deutchen7527/
Duschean7516/
Duchenay7514/
Douchine7514/
Duttchen757/
Duchaîne757/
Dutchein756/
Duchchen752/
Dushenes752/
Duschène752/
Duchênes752/
Duschein751/
Dushenge751/
Duchuyne751/
Duchênne751/
Ducheing751/
Dauceane751/
Docheney750/
Douchean750/
Duchiney750/
Duchin71425/
Ducena71372/
Dugene71150/
Duquesnes71118/
Dochen7171/
Duchenois7166/
Duquesney7139/
Dusine7135/
Duchaigne7123/
Dusquesne7119/
Duchainey7114/
Duschaine7111/
Dushen7110/
Duchenait718/
Ducine716/
Duchén716/
Duchyshyn714/
Duchem713/
Dukhen713/
Duchyn713/
Duquesnne712/
Duchaines711/
Duchenova711/
Ducean711/
Dusène711/
Dusene711/
Duchenais711/
Duchenoys711/
Duchên711/
Dussesnes710/
Duchinney710/
Dusenge6713,987/
Douchin671,520/
Dutchyn67458/
Dutchin67285/
Dugenne6785/
Dutchyshyn6774/
Dussine6762/
Dushein6751/
Dusigne6751/
Duchina6730/
Daugene6729/
Dauchin6727/
Duchain6726/
Doucine6719/
Dusheyn6715/
Dushena6712/
Dushine6711/
Duyshen677/
Douzene677/
Dusener675/
Doechen675/
Duchyna674/
Douchem674/
Dusheni673/
Ducisin673/
Dussene673/
Dochien672/
Dusenje672/
Dousene672/
Dhushen671/
Dutchezhen671/
Dutchyszen671/
Dougene671/
Duuchin671/
Ducheim671/
Duisine671/
Ducuisn671/
Duichin671/
Duciner671/
Dusheng671/
Dauzene671/
Dauchem670/
Dusheny670/
Deutchhine670/
Ducenes670/

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