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

Deshotels, 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 Deshotels surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deshotels in America

Deshotels is the 43285th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deshotels surname appeared 499 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 Deshotels.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deshotels 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 Deshotels

The surname DESHOTELS originated in France, with its earliest known roots tracing back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French words "des" and "hotels," meaning "of the hotels" or "of the inns." This suggests that the name may have been associated with individuals who owned or operated inns or hostelries during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Wandrille, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 13th century. This document references a certain Jehan Deshotels, who was a landowner in the region of Normandy, France.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in the Livre de la Taille de Paris, a tax record from the city of Paris. This record lists several individuals with the surname Deshotels, indicating that the name had already spread to the capital city by that time.

During the 16th century, the name DESHOTELS gained prominence in the region of Poitou, located in western France. One notable figure from this era was Jacques Deshotels (1525-1592), a respected attorney and legal scholar who authored several treatises on French law.

Another prominent individual was Pierre Deshotels (1610-1678), a wealthy merchant and landowner from the city of La Rochelle. He was known for his philanthropic efforts and donated a significant portion of his fortune to the construction of a hospital in the city.

In the 18th century, the name DESHOTELS found its way to the Americas, with several individuals bearing the name settling in the French colonies of Louisiana and Canada. One such individual was Jean-Baptiste Deshotels (1745-1802), a farmer and landowner in the Louisiana Territory, who played a role in the region's early agricultural development.

Throughout the 19th century, the DESHOTELS name continued to spread across North America, with notable individuals including Émilie Deshotels (1825-1891), a celebrated author and poet from Quebec, and Guillaume Deshotels (1860-1935), a successful businessman and philanthropist from Louisiana.

Other notable figures with the surname DESHOTELS include Léon Deshotels (1895-1972), a French-Canadian artist renowned for his landscape paintings, and Marguerite Deshotels (1920-2005), a prominent civil rights activist and advocate for social justice in Louisiana.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deshotels

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

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

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