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Dessart Name Meaning

Walloon: variant of Desart 1 a cognate of 2 below. French: topographic name with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’ from essart ‘newly cleared land assart’ (from Late Latin exsartum past participle of exsarire ‘to weed out grub up’). Compare Desart

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Dessert, Dewart, Lessard, Essary, De Hart, Dysart, Denhart, Desser

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Where is the Dessart family from?

You can see how Dessart families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dessart family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dessart families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Dessart family living in Ohio. This was 100% of all the recorded Dessart's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Dessart families in 1840.
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What did your Dessart ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Dessart. 56% of Dessart men worked as a Laborer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    56%
  • Farming
    23%
  • Clerk
    23%
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Census Records

There are 907 census records available for the last name Dessart. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dessart census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 282 immigration records available for the last name Dessart. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 170 military records available for the last name Dessart. For the veterans among your Dessart ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dessart lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Dessart life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Dessart in 1966 was 76, and 84 in 2004.

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