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Early Origins of the Duclos family

The surname Duclos was first found in Lorraine.

Early History of the Duclos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duclos research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1589, 1668, 1678, 1705, 1742, 1746, 1749, 1755, 1775, 1783, 1798, 1815, 1824 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Duclos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duclos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Duclos, Ducloux, Duclaux, Duclaud and others.

Early Notables of the Duclos family

Notable in the family name was

  • Marie-Anne de Chateauneuf, Mrs Duclos, born in 1668 in Paris, who quickly gained fame with her natural talents as an opera singer
  • Antoine-Jean Duclos was an engraver in Paris in 1742
  • Charles Duclos was a lawyer who was honored with noble status in 1755
  • Charles-Louis-Antoine-Jaquet Duclos, born in Senlis in 1798, was supernumerary at the National Archives
  • Henri-Louis Duclos was an author and 'abbé' (secular clergy member) in 1815
  • Edouard Duclos was a lawyer in 1851

Duclos World Ranking

In the United States, the name Duclos is the 9,711st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Duclos is ranked the 724th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Duclos is the 541st popular surname with an estimated 8,547 people with that name. 3


United States Duclos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duclos Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Marie Duclos, aged 22, who arrived in Louisiana in 1717-1721 4
  • Mr. Duclos, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 4
  • Jean Baptiste Duclos, who landed in New York in 1797 4

Canada Duclos migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duclos Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Francois Duclos, who was married in 1665 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec
  • Jacques Duclos was married in 1683 in Montreal
  • Anne Duclos was married in 1688 in Quebec
  • Louise Duclos was married in 1689 in Batiscan, Quebec

Contemporary Notables of the name Duclos (post 1700) +

  • Major-General Victor-Paul-Auguste Duclos (1881-1959), French Commanding Officer Sub-Division Sousse et de Gabés (1940-1941) 5
  • Jean-Yves Duclos, Canadian federal politician, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015-)
  • Jean G Duclos, publisher and film-maker who has earned the decoration of Cavalier of the National order of Merit, and lives in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  5. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 4) Victor-Paul-Auguste Duclos. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Duclos/Victor-Paul-Auguste/France.html


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