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

deSaussure, 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 deSaussure surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of deSaussure in America

deSaussure is the 74375th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The deSaussure surname appeared 260 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 deSaussure.

We can also compare 2010 data for deSaussure 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 deSaussure

The surname DESAUSSURE originated in France, tracing its roots back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the Old French phrase "de saussure," which translates to "of the willow grove" or "from the willow grove." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname likely lived near or came from an area with a prominent willow grove.

The earliest known records of the DESAUSSURE name can be found in the regions of Île-de-France and Normandy in northern France. In particular, the name appears in ancient documents from the city of Rouen, a historic capital of Normandy, indicating that the family may have originated in or around this area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DESAUSSURE name can be found in the 14th-century manuscript "La Chronique de Normandie," which mentions a nobleman named Jean DESAUSSURE who served as a knight under the French king Charles V (1338-1380). This historical reference suggests that the DESAUSSURE family had already achieved a certain level of prominence by the late medieval period.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several members of the DESAUSSURE family were notable figures in French society. One such individual was Antoine DESAUSSURE (1543-1612), a renowned jurist and magistrate who served as the President of the Parliament of Normandy, one of the highest judicial positions in the region at the time.

Another notable bearer of the DESAUSSURE name was René DESAUSSURE (1658-1737), a French botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the early 18th century. His work on the classification and nomenclature of plant species was highly influential in the development of modern botanical science.

In the 19th century, the DESAUSSURE surname gained international recognition with the birth of Henri DESAUSSURE (1829-1905), a Swiss geologist and glaciologist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of glaciology. His studies of the movement and formation of glaciers in the Swiss Alps were instrumental in advancing our understanding of these natural phenomena.

While the DESAUSSURE name originated in France, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including the United States and Canada, where descendants of the original French DESAUSSURE families have established their own branches of the family tree.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name deSaussure

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

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

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