Explore the Family Name Duroseau

The meaning of Duroseau

French and Haitian: topographic name from French roseau (Old French ros) ‘reed’, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, denoting someone who lived on a swampy ground. This surname is very rare in France. It was brought to the US from Haiti.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Duroseau has increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the Duroseau surname had a rank of 79,115 and by 2010, it jumped to 63,524, which is a rise of approximately 19.71%. The count of individuals with the Duroseau surname also saw a significant increase from 224 in 2000 to 314 in 2010, a percentage change of 40.18%. The proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 also rose from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, marking a 37.5% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,115	#63,524	19.71%
Count	224	314	40.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duroseau

The ethnicity associated with the Duroseau surname, as represented in the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a predominant Black identity. In 2000, 89.29% of those carrying this surname identified as Black, and this grew to 93.95% by 2010. This represents a small increase of 5.22%. Individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 8.04% in 2000 to 2.23% in 2010. A new development in 2010 was the emergence of a small Hispanic representation at 1.59%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, White, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.29%	93.95%	5.22%
Two or More Races	8.04%	2.23%	-72.26%
Hispanic	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%