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

Desart, 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 Desart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Desart in America

Desart is the 80131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Desart surname appeared 237 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 Desart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Desart 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 Desart

The surname DESART originated in France during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "desert," which means "wilderness" or "uninhabited land." The name likely referred to someone who lived in or near an isolated or sparsely populated area.

The earliest known record of the DESART surname appears in a 14th-century document from the Normandy region of France. This document mentions a certain "Jehan Desart" who was a landowner in the village of Beuzeville. It is probable that the name was initially an occupational surname, given to someone who lived in or worked in a remote or desolate area.

During the 15th century, the DESART surname began to spread to other parts of France, particularly in the northern and central regions. In 1487, a record from the city of Troyes mentions a "Guillaume Desart" who was a merchant and landowner.

One of the earliest known individuals to bear the DESART surname was Jean Desart, a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). He was born around 1390 in the village of Baugy, near Orléans, and served under the command of Joan of Arc during the Siege of Orléans in 1429.

In the 16th century, the DESART name appeared in various locations across France, including Paris, Lyon, and Bordeaux. One notable bearer of the name was Jacques Desart (1510-1567), a lawyer and judge from Paris who served as a magistrate in the Parlement of Paris.

The DESART surname was also found in some parts of Belgium and the Netherlands during the 16th and 17th centuries, likely due to migration from France. One example is Pieter Desart (1585-1651), a Flemish painter and engraver who was born in Antwerp.

In the 18th century, a branch of the DESART family settled in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). One member of this family was Antoine Desart (1730-1810), a wealthy plantation owner and sugar merchant who was born in Cap-Français (present-day Cap-Haïtien).

Another notable bearer of the DESART surname was Jean-Baptiste Desart (1765-1843), a French lawyer and politician who served as a member of the National Assembly during the French Revolution. He was born in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, in the northern region of France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Desart

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

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 Desart 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 Desart 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 Desart was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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