Heraldry and the Deschamps Surname

There is no single Deschamps family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

The meaning behind Deschamps

In census returns, Deschamps often stands in for Descamps. It is a place-based name: “From the fields”.

The extra “h” in Deschamps is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Spanish register data show 124 residents carrying Deschamps as first surname, and 83 as second surname. INSEE counts 31,482 people born in France with the Deschamps surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960. There were 1,631 such births in the 1890s and 2,596 in the 1990s.

Want more than a summary? See the Deschamps family name pack.