# Duchesne (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/duchesne/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,039 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,186 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 297,156 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (1,001 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /duːˈʃeɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French du + chesne (“oak (tree)”); French du chêne (“oak (tree)”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Duchesne in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Similar surnames

Deguzman, DiGiacomo, Dickison.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.