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Early Origins of the Du clos family

The surname Du clos was first found in Lorraine.

Early History of the Du clos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Du clos 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 Du clos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Du clos Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Du clos 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; Gabriel Duclaux was a painter in Grenoble and is recorded at his marriage in 1678; Jean-François was a lawyer at the parliament in Toulouse in 1705; Antoine-Jean Duclos was an engraver in Paris in 1742; Joseph-Louis Duclaux was a politician in 1746; Antoine du Pouget Duclaux was a Sulpicien monk in Cievrac in 1749; Charles Duclos was a lawyer who was honored with noble...
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Du clos World Ranking

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


United States Du clos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Du clos 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 Du clos migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Du clos 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 Du clos (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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