The Douce surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 154 people carried this name — #113,791 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 14% from 180 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 660 people named Douce.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Aisne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 80 people named Douce 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 Limburg.
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
Douce in American newspapers,
1881–1882.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Douce.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Douce 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.