Explore the Family Name Daudelin

The meaning of Daudelin

French: patronymic, with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’, from the personal name Audelin, from the ancient Germanic name Aldalin, a pet form of compound names based on the element ald ‘old’. This surname is very rare in France. Compare Dolan, Dolen, and Dudley. History: This surname was (first) brought to North America by Nicolas Daudelin from Rouen in Seine-Maritime, France, who married Anne Girard in Château-Richer, QC, in 1665. His descendants also bear altered forms of the surname, such as Dolan, Dolen, and Dudley. Some characteristic forenames: French Adelard, Fernand, Gilles, Marcel, Philias, Yvon.

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How common is the last name Daudelin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Daudelin ranks 44,872 in popularity in 2010, up from 45,735 in 2000. This represents a 1.89% increase in popularity over this decade. The number of individuals bearing the Daudelin surname also rose from 440 to 478 during this period, which is an 8.64% increase. Despite this growth, the proportion of the Daudelin surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,735	#44,872	1.89%
Count	440	478	8.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Daudelin

Regarding the surname Daudelin's ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a vast majority of the bearers identifying as White. In 2000 and 2010, approximately 97.95% and 97.70% identified as White respectively, showing a slight decrease of 0.26%. There were no reported bearers of the Daudelin surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.95%	97.7%	-0.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%