Explore the Family Name Dumouchel

The meaning of Dumouchel

French (Normandy): habitational name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, for someone from Le Mouchel, the name of several places in Normandy, from regional mouchet, mouchel ‘pile, heap’. Some characteristic forenames: French Monique, Alain, Andre, Hermas, Lucien, Normand, Philippe, Treffle, Yves.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dumouchel saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 68,973rd most popular name in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 72,771st position, representing a change of -5.51 percent. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing this surname increased marginally from 266 in 2000 to 267 in 2010, a percentage change of 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,973	#72,771	-5.51%
Count	266	267	0.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dumouchel

Turning to the ethnicity of those with the last name Dumouchel, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows an overwhelming majority identifying as White. In 2000, approximately 97.37% of those with this surname identified as White, although this figure fell slightly to 94.01% in 2010. Notably, the data for 2010 shows that a small proportion (3.75%) of individuals with the surname Dumouchel identified as Hispanic. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were zero or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.37%	94.01%	-3.45%
Hispanic	0%	3.75%	0%
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%