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

Desbien, 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 Desbien surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Desbien in America

Desbien is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Desbien surname appeared 124 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 Desbien.

We can also compare 2010 data for Desbien 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 Desbien

The surname DESBIEN is of French origin, originating in the northern regions of France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "des" meaning "from" and "bien" meaning "good" or "well." The name likely referred to someone who came from a prosperous or well-off area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DESBIEN can be found in the Chartres Cathedral records from the 13th century, where it appears as "de Bien." This spelling variation suggests that the name was originally a locative surname, indicating a person's place of origin or residence.

In the 14th century, the name DESBIEN appeared in the tax records of the city of Rouen, Normandy. This suggests that the name had spread to various regions of northern France by that time.

During the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname DESBIEN was Jacques Desbien (1525-1592), a French jurist and legal scholar who served as a magistrate in the Parlement of Paris.

Another historical figure bearing the name DESBIEN was François Desbien (1592-1648), a French Catholic priest and theologian who authored several works on religious subjects.

In the 17th century, the name DESBIEN was present in the records of the French colony of Acadia (present-day Maritime provinces of Canada). This indicates that individuals with this surname were among the early French settlers in North America.

One of the most prominent figures with the surname DESBIEN in North America was Louis-Luc Desbien (1737-1809), a French-Canadian merchant and landowner who played a significant role in the economic development of Quebec City.

Moving into the 18th century, Jean-Baptiste Desbien (1770-1845) was a French-Canadian farmer and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.

Throughout the 19th century, the DESBIEN surname continued to be found in various regions of France and French-speaking areas of Canada and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Desbien

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

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

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