How common is the surname Doucet?

6,267 people in the United States had the surname Doucet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,265 Americans. It ranked 5,545th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Doucet?

Catherine Doucet, actress (1875-1958).

Where is the surname Doucet most common?

Wikidata records people named Doucet in the United States.

Is the surname Doucet getting more or less common?

More common. 5,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,267 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Doucet

A French surname, carried by 6,267 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doucet is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Doucet.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,267 people named Doucet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,265 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,959.

#5,545

rank among US surnames

6,267

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,379)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,540	Probst	6,271	49,234
#5,542	McCants	6,270	49,242
#5,543	Milan	6,268	49,257
#5,545	Doucet	6,267	49,265

Who is named Doucet

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

82% of people named Doucet identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doucets

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherine Doucet
Actress (1875-1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Doucet

Doucet has the Soundex code D230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D230.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Doucet come from?: From French Doucet.
How common is the surname Doucet?: 6,267 people in the United States had the surname Doucet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,265 Americans. It ranked 5,545th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Doucet?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Doucet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Doucet?: Catherine Doucet, actress (1875-1958).
Where is the surname Doucet most common?: Wikidata records people named Doucet in the United States.
Is the surname Doucet getting more or less common?: More common. 5,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,267 in 2010, up 5.2%.