Doucet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Doucet family

The surname Doucet was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire and held a family seat at Wittenhall.

Early History of the Doucet family

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Doucet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducie, Ducy, Ducey, Deucy, Deuce, Duce, Douce, Douse, Dousy, Doucet and many more.

Early Notables of the Doucet family

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Doucet World Ranking

In the United States, the name Doucet is the 5,502^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Doucet is ranked the 278^th most popular surname with an estimated 15,323 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Doucet is the 202^nd popular surname. 3 France ranks Doucet as 396^th with 10,727 people. 4

Doucet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doucet Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jean Doucet who settled in Carolina in 1695

Doucet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ann Doucet, who landed in Massachusetts in 1755 5
Francois Doucet, who landed in South Carolina in 1755 5
Jeremie Doucet, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 5
Benoni Doucet, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 5
Pierre Doucet, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1755-1768 5
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Doucet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doucet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mrs. Germain Doucet, who arrived in Acadia in 1636
Jean Doucet, who landed in Canada in 1646
Jean Doucet, who arrived in Canada in 1646
Louis Doucet, son of Pierre and Henriette, who married Marguerite Girouard, daughter of Germain and Marie, in Acadia in 1695 6

Doucet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mathieu Doucet, son of Pierre and Henriette, who married Anne Paure, daughter of Julien and Anne, in Port-Royal, Quebec on 25th June 1712 6
Jean Doucet, son of Bernard and Madeleine, who married Françoise Bourget, daughte of Claude and Marie, in Quebec on 10th April 1714 6
Pierre Doucet, son of Laurent and Jeanne, who married Élisabeth Sylvestre, daughter of Nicolas and Barbe, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 3rd Febraury 1716 6
Jean Doucet, son of Bernard and Madeleine, who married Catherine Prieur, daughter of Joseph and Hélène, in Quebec on 27th October 1726 6
Jean Doucet, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marie-Thérèse Dchesne, daughter of André and Marie-Anne, in Quebec on 11th October 1742 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Doucet (post 1700) +

Lionel J. Doucet, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Manchester 13th Ward, 1938 7
Amy Doucet, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2012 7
Michael Doucet (b. 1951), American Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter
Joseph André Doucet (1880-1963), Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1923-1956
Gerald Joseph Doucet (1937-2017), Canadian politician and lobbyist, MLA for Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1974
Pierre Doucet, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
Jean Alfred "Fred" Doucet (b. 1939), Canadian lobbyist, educator, university administrator, and political aide
Roger Doucet CM (1919-1981), Canadian tenor best known for singing the Canadian national anthem, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1980
Jacques Doucet (1853-1929), French fashion designer

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
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, September 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 24) Pierre Doucet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html