Dussault History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Dussault family

The surname Dussault was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family gave its name to a parish, Usseau, in Basses-Pyrénées, in the district of Garlin.

Early History of the Dussault family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dussault research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1728, 1769, 1776, 1798, 1799 and 1824 are included under the topic Early Dussault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dussault Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dussault, Dussaut, Dussaux, Dussaulx, Dussaud, Dusseau, d'Usseau, Dusseaux, Dusseault and many more.

Early Notables of the Dussault family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jean-Joseph Dussault, a writer, who was born in Paris in 1769, and who died in 1824

Dussault World Ranking

In the United States, the name Dussault is the 12,648^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Dussault is ranked the 967^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,594 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Dussault is the 325^th popular surname. 3

Dussault migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dussault Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Elie Dussault dit Lafleur, originally from La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime, who settled in Quebec, where he married Madeleine Nicolet in 1663 at the age of 27

Dussault Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Dussault, who settled in Trois-Rivières, Quebec where he married Marie-Anne Chotard in 1761

Contemporary Notables of the name Dussault (post 1700) +

Joseph Normand "Ti-Nomme" Dussault (b. 1925), retired American professional ice hockey player
Rebecca Dussault (b. 1980), American cross-country skier
Nancy Dussault (b. 1936), American singer and actress
Oliver A. Dussault, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Berlin 1st Ward, 1956; Elected New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Berlin 1st Ward 1956 4
Jean Joseph Dussault (1769-1824), French librarian
Marcel Dussault (b. 1926), former French professional road racing cyclist
Dominique Dussault, French singer
Louisette Dussault (1940-2023), Canadian actress and writer, born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, awarded the Prix Victor-Morin in 1995
Jean H. Dussault (1941-2003), Canadian endocrinologist
Roland Dussault, Canadian politician in Quebec
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"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
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html