How common is the surname Doucette?

8,573 people in the United States had the surname Doucette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,014 Americans. It ranked 4,135th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Doucette?

John Doucette, American actor (1921–1994).

Where is the surname Doucette most common?

Wikidata records people named Doucette in the United States.

Is the surname Doucette getting more or less common?

More common. 8,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,573 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Doucette

A surname, carried by 8,573 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). Doucette is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,573 people named Doucette in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,014 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,348.

#4,135

rank among US surnames

8,573

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,914)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,126	Deanda	8,600	35,901
#4,127	Calabrese	8,599	35,905
#4,128	Matheny	8,595	35,922
#4,129	Yuan	8,588	35,951
#4,130	Harbin	8,587	35,955
#4,131	Molnar	8,586	35,959
#4,132	Gough	8,584	35,968

Who is named Doucette

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

89% of people named Doucette identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doucettes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Doucette
American actor (1921–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Doucette

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

Questions

How common is the surname Doucette?: 8,573 people in the United States had the surname Doucette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,014 Americans. It ranked 4,135th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Doucette?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Doucette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Doucette?: John Doucette, American actor (1921–1994).
Where is the surname Doucette most common?: Wikidata records people named Doucette in the United States.
Is the surname Doucette getting more or less common?: More common. 8,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,573 in 2010, up 2.7%.