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

DeShazior, 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 DeShazior surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeShazior in America

DeShazior is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeShazior surname appeared 101 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 DeShazior.

The history of the last name DeShazior

The surname DESHAZIOR is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "des" meaning "of" or "from," and "hasard," meaning "chance" or "fortune." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a location associated with chance or risk, such as a gambling establishment or a crossroads.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DESHAZIOR can be found in the 13th-century cartulary of the Abbey of Longpont in the Aisne region of northern France. This document mentions a certain Jean DESHAZIOR, who was a landowner in the nearby village of Braine.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various records from the Champagne region of northeastern France, particularly in the towns of Troyes and Reims. One notable figure from this era was Guillaume DESHAZIOR (c. 1325-1391), a merchant and alderman in the city of Reims, who played a role in the negotiations between the French crown and the Burgundian dukes during the Hundred Years' War.

During the Renaissance period, the DESHAZIOR family spread to other parts of France, including the Loire Valley and the Île-de-France region around Paris. In the 16th century, a certain Pierre DESHAZIOR (c. 1520-1588) was a renowned goldsmith and jeweler who worked for the French royal court under King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici.

In the 17th century, the DESHAZIOR name appeared in the records of the French colony of Acadia (present-day eastern Canada). One of the earliest settlers with this name was Jean-Baptiste DESHAZIOR (c. 1650-1712), who arrived in Acadia from the Poitou region of western France in the late 1600s and established a family line in the area.

Another notable figure with the DESHAZIOR surname was Marie-Thérèse DESHAZIOR (1738-1810), a French playwright and poet who was active in the literary salons of Paris during the Enlightenment era. Her works included several plays and a collection of poems titled "Les Fleurs de l'Éloquence" (The Flowers of Eloquence), published in 1785.

While the DESHAZIOR name has its roots in medieval France, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and intermarriage. However, the earliest and most well-documented examples of this surname can be traced back to its origins in various regions of France over the course of several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeShazior

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

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 DeShazior 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.

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

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