How common is the surname Desjarlais?

1,188 people in the United States had the surname Desjarlais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. It ranked 21,868th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Desjarlais?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Desjarlais identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Desjarlais?

Scott DesJarlais, American politician and physician.

Where is the surname Desjarlais most common?

Wikidata records people named Desjarlais in the United States.

Is the surname Desjarlais getting more or less common?

More common. 1,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,188 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Desjarlais

A surname, carried by 1,188 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D264

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Desjarlais is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,188 people named Desjarlais in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,039.

#21,868

rank among US surnames

1,188

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,983)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,862	Pluta	1,189	259,668
#21,868	Casavant	1,188	259,887

Who is named Desjarlais

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Desjarlais identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
American Indian and Alaska Native 21%
Two or more races 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Desjarlaiss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott DesJarlais
American politician and physician, born 1964

Questions

How common is the surname Desjarlais?: 1,188 people in the United States had the surname Desjarlais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. It ranked 21,868th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Desjarlais?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Desjarlais identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Desjarlais?: Scott DesJarlais, American politician and physician.
Where is the surname Desjarlais most common?: Wikidata records people named Desjarlais in the United States.
Is the surname Desjarlais getting more or less common?: More common. 1,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,188 in 2010, up 14%.