Deschanel
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Deschanel is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France. In French, recorded as a surname, Deschanel, from Occitan.
- FRFrance
- AUAustralia
- ESSpain
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
How Deschanel is read(measured from records)
Deschanel is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- French81%
a surname, Deschanel, from Occitan
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
- English15%
A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Émile Deschanelb. 1819FRFrench politician and writer (1819-1904)
- Paul Deschanelb. 1855FR11th President of the French Republic (1855–1922)
- Germaine Deschanelb. 1876FRwife of Paul Deschanel
- Caleb Deschanelb. 1944USAmerican cinematographer and director of film and television
- Mary Jo Deschanelb. 1945USAmerican actress
- Josette Deschanelb. 1954FRFrench politician
- Emily Deschanelb. 1976USAmerican actress, television producer, and film producer
- Boris Deschanelb. 1984FRFrench historian
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 7 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 63 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 60 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 58 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 49 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 47 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 46 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 45 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 41 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 40 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 37 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 28 | — |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 7 | #79,838 |
Reference works 3
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Deschanel come from?
- A surname from French [in turn from Occitan]. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- What does the name Deschanel mean?
- In French, a surname, Deschanel, from Occitan
- In which country does Deschanel have the most bearers?
- Deschanel is most frequently recorded in France.
What do you want to know about Deschanel?
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Query this name via API
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Deschanel”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.