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

Dussault, 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 Dussault surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dussault in America

Dussault is the 18883rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dussault surname appeared 1,447 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 Dussault.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dussault 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 Dussault

The surname Dussault has its origins in France, stemming from the Old French words "du" meaning "from" and "sault" meaning "wood" or "forest". This suggests that the name likely originated as a descriptive term referring to someone who lived near or came from a forested area.

This name first appeared in historical records as early as the 12th century in the region of Normandy in northern France. Variations in spelling such as Dusault, Dussaulx, and Dusseau were also common during this time period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dussault can be found in the Domesday Book, a medieval census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This document mentions a landowner named Radulfus de Salto, which translates to Ralph of the Woods or Ralph Dussault.

In the 13th century, a nobleman named Jean Dussault was noted for his role in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France. Records also indicate that a knight named Pierre Dussault accompanied King Louis IX on the Seventh Crusade to the Holy Land in 1248.

The name Dussault has also been associated with various place names throughout France, such as Sault-de-Navailles in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region and Sault in the Vaucluse department of Provence.

Notable individuals with the surname Dussault include:

1. Jean-Baptiste Dussault (1675-1743), a French playwright and literary critic.
2. Jacques Dussault (1943-2022), a Canadian actor and comedian.
3. Gabrielle Dussault (born 1964), a French Canadian singer and songwriter.
4. Fernand Dussault (1918-1996), a Canadian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Senate of Canada.
5. Antoine Dussault (1683-1756), a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer who helped establish trade routes in the Great Lakes region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dussault

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

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

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