The Desrochers surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,516 people carried this name — #12,357 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 117,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,434 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Desrochers surname
Borrowed from French Desrochers. This surname is mostly found in Canada.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Desrochers» (English), 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 59 people named Desrochers.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Sarthe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Desrochers in American newspapers,
1914–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,383 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Desrochers,
with a public archive behind them.
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Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers 1668–1741 · publisher -
Urbain Desrochers 1781–1860 · wood carver
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Vital Desrochers 1816–1879 · painter
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Pierre-Chrysologue Desrochers 1869–1947 · Catholic priest
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Jules Desrochers 1874–1939 · physician
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Eugène Desrochers 1885–1958 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Desrochers.
- Desormeaux 1,118 · U.S. census
- Despins 130 · U.S. census
- Desporte 140 · U.S. census
- Despres 1,238 · U.S. census
- Desprez 105 · U.S. census
- Desroche 253 · U.S. census
- Desroches 1,849 · U.S. census
- Desrosiers 5,423 · U.S. census
- Dessaint 198 · U.S. census
- Dessart 202 · U.S. census
- Desselle 949 · U.S. census
- Dessert 845 · U.S. census
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