The Docteur surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 299 people carried this name — #66,164 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 38% from 217 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 120 people named Docteur.
40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often La Réunion.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 113 people named Docteur live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Docteur,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jules-Théophile Docteur 1868–1966 · naval officer
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Jeanne Docteur 1961– · employee of a public institution
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Docteur.
- Dobler 1,022 · U.S. census
- Dobosz 525 · U.S. census
- Dobrowolski 1,110 · U.S. census
- Doby 2,542 · U.S. census
- Doc 165 · U.S. census
- Dockter 2,244 · U.S. census
- Dodard 126 · U.S. census
- Dodier 346 · U.S. census
- Dody 279 · U.S. census
- Doe 7,066 · U.S. census
- Doerflinger 329 · U.S. census
- Doerr 5,942 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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