Desnoyers

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Desnoyers.

Proper noun

Desnoyers (plural Desnoyerses)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Desnoyers is the 37029^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Desnoyers is most common among White (84.08%) and Black/African American (12.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desnoyers”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 449.

French

Etymology

From des (“of the”) +‎ noyers (“walnut trees”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.nwa.je/
• Rhymes: -e

Proper noun

Desnoyers m or f

1. a habitational surname