Explore the Family Name Deshaies

The meaning of Deshaies

French: variant of Deshayes and, in North America, an altered form of this. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Lucien, Marcel, Cecile, Gabrielle, Germain, Leo-Paul, Telesphore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Deshaies slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 32,302 in popularity, but by 2010, it dropped to rank 32,750. This represents a -1.39% change. Despite this slight decrease in popularity, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 672 in 2000 to 701 in 2010, up by 4.32%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a -4.0% decline from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,302	#32,750	-1.39%
Count	672	701	4.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deshaies

In terms of ethnic identity as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data, those with the Deshaies surname predominantly identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage dropped slightly from 97.02% in 2000 to 95.58% in 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation within the Deshaies surname nearly doubled from 1.19% in 2000 to 2.28% by 2010. Those identifying as two or more races saw a modest decrease of -3.85%, from 1.04% in 2000 to 1.00% in 2010. While no individuals with this surname reported being Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, 0.71% did so in 2010. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.02%	95.58%	-1.48%
Hispanic	1.19%	2.28%	91.6%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1%	-3.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.71%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%