# Duhamel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/duhamel/  
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 French [in turn from Middle French].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,350 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,896 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 228,700 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.9% (1,362 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Duhamel, habitational surname from Middle French du hamel (“of the hamlet”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Duhamel 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Duhamel in the United States.

## People named Duhamel

- Josh Duhamel, American actor and former model
- Fergie, American singer, rapper and actress

## Similar surnames

Damelio, Daniel, Donnelly, Donley, Donnell, Danley, Demello, Daniell, DeMille, Daniele, Dumlao, Denley.

## 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.