Descoteaux Family History
Descoteaux Name Meaning
French Canadian: topographic name with fused preposition and definite article des ‘from the’ from the plural of coteau ‘hillside’ also ‘vineyard’; or perhaps a habitational name for someone from Les Coteaux the name of several places in the northern part of France named with this word. Compare Decato and Decoteau .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022