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The Desrosiers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,423 people carried this name — #6,300 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,039 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Desrosiers surname

Desrosiers: a surname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary — entry «Desrosiers» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 155 people named Desrosiers.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Paris 33
Cher 18
Seine-et-Marne 12
Aube 8
Yvelines 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Loiret 5
Finistère 5

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

In print

Desrosiers in American newspapers,
1910–1929.

Newspaper page from The Brattleboro Daily Reformer carrying the name Desrosiers
The Brattleboro Daily Reformer 1922-06-15
Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name Desrosiers
Eagle River Review 1910-01-28
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Desrosiers
The Washington Times 1929-09-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,551 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Desrosiers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adélard Desrosiers
    Adélard Desrosiers 1873–1953 · writer
  • Gérard Desrosiers
    Gérard Desrosiers 1919–2016 · physician
  • Jacques Desrosiers
    Jacques Desrosiers 1938–1996 · actor
  • Marie Michèle Desrosiers
    Marie Michèle Desrosiers 1950– · actor
  • David Desrosiers
    David Desrosiers 1980– · bassist
  • Hospice Desrosiers 1863–1935 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 69 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Desrosiers 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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