The Doucette surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,573 people carried this name — #4,135 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,348 in 2000.

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In print

Doucette in American newspapers,
1892–1908.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Doucette
The Washington Times 1908-07-25
Newspaper page from Rock Island Daily Argus carrying the name Doucette
Rock Island Daily Argus 1892-12-09
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Doucette
New-york Tribune 1904-02-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Doucette,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Doucette
    John Doucette 1921–1994 · actor
  • Jerry Doucette 1952–2022 · songwriter
  • Fred Doucette 1964–2026 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Doucette,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States866 records

866 records of the Doucette name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 410
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 309
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 104
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Floyd E. Doucette

    Born 1916 in Maine. Enlisted 1943 at Portland; driver from Kennebec County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Duane E. Doucette

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 2000; buried at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Alphonsine Doucette

    Born 1869 in Canada. Registered as a foreign national in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 866 records for Doucette in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Canada1,872 records

1,872 records of the Doucette name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1,799
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 32
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 13
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Medric Doucette

    Killed in 1944 at the Dominion No. 24 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gordon R. Doucette

    Buried in 1992 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 69.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Ernest Doucette

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 1,872 records for Doucette in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France5 records

5 records of the Doucette name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Doucette

    Born 1912 in Paris; died 1997 in Eu (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Augustin Marcel Doucette

    Born 1922 in Brétigny-sur-Orge (Yvelines); died 1988 in Coulommiers (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Elisabeth Doucette

    Born 1924 in Canada; died 2001 in Leforest (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Doucette in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Doucette name in Australia NSW convict, estate and railway indexes
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Eugene Doucette

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Layton, arriving 1840; ticket of leave 1846.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Doucette in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Doucette name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Doucette

    Nadian Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Doucette name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ira Wilson Doucette

    Married in 1945 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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