Explore the Family Name Dumesnil

The meaning of Dumesnil

French: topographic name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, from Old French mesnil ‘country house’ (from Late Latin mansionile, a diminutive of mansio ‘dwelling’), denoting someone who lived in a (small) country house, or a habitational name for someone from one of several minor places called Le Mesnil, mainly in the northern part of France. History: Pierre Dumesnil dit Lamusique from Bayeux in Calvados, France, married Catherine Godin in L’Ange-Gardien, QC, in 1694. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Emile, Pascal, Romain, Ulysse.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dumesnil has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, its rank was 61,855, but it fell by 2.2% to 63,218 in 2010. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Dumesnil surname increased by 4.29% from 303 in 2000 to 316 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#63,218	-2.2%
Count	303	316	4.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dumesnil

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of persons with the Dumesnil surname identify as White. In 2000, 96.37% of Dumesnils identified as White, though this dropped slightly to 94.94% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.64% in 2000 to 3.80% in 2010. There were no individuals with the Dumesnil surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	94.94%	-1.48%
Hispanic	2.64%	3.8%	43.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%