Duchesneau Family History
Duchesneau Name Meaning
French: topographic name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ from a diminutive of Old French chesne ‘oak’ (see Chene ) or a habitational name for someone from Le Chesneau the name of several places in the northern part of France. This form of the surname is very rare in France. Compare Ducheneaux .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022