Explore the Family Name Doucett

The meaning of Doucett

Variant of Doucette, a surname of French origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Doucett has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Doucett ranked as the 63,297th most popular surname in the United States, before climbing to the 57,234th spot in 2010 - a change of almost 10%. The number of people with this surname also grew noticeably during this period. In 2000, the count stood at 295 individuals and by 2010, it had increased by over 20% to 356 individuals. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Doucett per 100,000 population also increased slightly from 0.11 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#57,234	9.58%
Count	295	356	20.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Doucett

On the topic of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there have been some shifts between 2000 and 2010 among people with the surname Doucett. The majority identify as White, a figure which slightly decreased from 75.93% in 2000 to 75.28% in 2010. Those identifying as Black also saw a minor decrease, dropping from 17.97% to 17.70%. Meanwhile, individuals identifying with two or more races saw an increase of over 42%, making up 3.37% of Doucetts in 2010, compared to 2.37% in 2000. There was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.71% to 2.81%. For Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, there were no recorded Doucetts in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.93%	75.28%	-0.86%
Black	17.97%	17.7%	-1.5%
Two or More Races	2.37%	3.37%	42.19%
Hispanic	2.71%	2.81%	3.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%