Duquesne Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Duchesne could easily become Duquesne. Name scholars give the meaning as “Of the oak”. Before spelling was fixed, Duchesne was also written Duquesne. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Chesnay.

Between 1891 and 2000, 6,435 babies born in France were registered as Duquesne, with the most births in 1951–1960. Births ran at 285 in 1891–1900 and 616 in 1991–2000.

Arms linked to Duchesne and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Duquesne family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.