Find out how popular the last name DeChambeau is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeChambeau.

DeChambeau, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeChambeau surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeChambeau in America

DeChambeau is the 94311th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeChambeau surname appeared 194 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeChambeau.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeChambeau to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeChambeau

The surname DECHAMBEAU has its origins in France, specifically in the northern regions of the country. It is believed to have originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Old French words "de" meaning "of" or "from," and "chambeau," which was a diminutive form of the word "chambre," meaning "room" or "chamber."

It is possible that the name was initially used to identify someone who lived or worked in a small room or chamber, perhaps a servant or a tradesman associated with a particular household. Alternatively, it could have been a descriptive name referring to a person's occupation or place of residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DECHAMBEAU can be found in the records of the city of Amiens, in the historical region of Picardy, where a certain Jean Dechambeau was mentioned in a document dated 1387. Another early reference is from the archives of the town of Arras, where a Pierre Dechambeau was listed as a resident in the year 1412.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various forms, such as "de Chambeau," "de Chambeaux," and "Dechambault," indicating that spelling variations were common during that time. One notable figure was Jacques Dechambeau, a merchant from the city of Rouen, who was born around 1520 and was involved in the lucrative wool trade.

During the 17th century, the name DECHAMBEAU can be found in the records of several other regions of France, including Normandy, Burgundy, and the Île-de-France region around Paris. A certain Nicolas Dechambeau, born in 1643 in the village of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles, near Paris, is recorded as having served in the French army during the reign of Louis XIV.

In the 18th century, the name continued to be present in various parts of France, with individuals bearing the surname DECHAMBEAU engaged in a range of occupations, from farmers and artisans to merchants and professionals. One notable figure was Antoine Dechambeau, a lawyer and philosopher born in 1728 in Dijon, who published several works on legal theory and political philosophy.

As the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era unfolded in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the name DECHAMBEAU can be found among the ranks of both the revolutionary forces and the imperial armies. For example, Pierre-Marie Dechambeau, born in 1776 in the town of Auxerre, served as a captain in Napoleon's Grande Armée and participated in several major campaigns, including the invasion of Russia in 1812.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeChambeau

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeChambeau.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeChambeau was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeChambeau has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeChambeau was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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