Desaulniers

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Desaulniers.

Proper noun

Desaulniers (plural Desaulnierses)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Desaulniers is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Desaulniers is most common among White (91.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desaulniers”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 447.

French

Etymology

From de (“of”) +‎ saulniers (“salters”) (obsolete spelling of sauniers).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.so.nje/
• Rhymes: -e

Proper noun

Desaulniers m or f

1. a surname, equivalent to English Salter