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The Desnoyers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 603 people carried this name — #37,029 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 572 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Desnoyers surname

From des (“of the”) + noyers (“walnut trees”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Desnoyers» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 713 people named Desnoyers.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Paris 67
Yonne 55
Indre 54
Charente-Maritime 42
Seine-Maritime 38
Nièvre 38
Yvelines 33
Seine-et-Marne 29

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Desnoyers is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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