The Deterville surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 245 people carried this name — #78,040 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 35% from 182 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 52 people named Deterville.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Calvados.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Deterville live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Deterville in American newspapers,
1876–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Deterville,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-François-Pierre Deterville 1766–1842 · bookseller
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Jean Deterville 1923–2008 · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Deterville.
- Dessin 229 · U.S. census
- Destefanis 414 · U.S. census
- Destin 1,069 · U.S. census
- Destree 164 · U.S. census
- Desutter 329 · U.S. census
- Desvignes 185 · U.S. census
- Detienne 395 · U.S. census
- Detour 117 · U.S. census
- Detraz 152 · U.S. census
- Detres 345 · U.S. census
- Detrie 119 · U.S. census
- Detroy 122 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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