Duquesne

English

Alternative forms

• Du Quesne, DuQuesne

Etymology

Borrowed from French Duquesne.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /djuːˈkeɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /duːˈkeɪn/

Proper noun

Duquesne (countable and uncountable, plural Duquesnes)

1. A surname from French.
2. A ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.
3. A city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.
4. A city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Duquesne is the 145220^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 114 individuals. Duquesne is most common among Hispanic/Latino (50.0%) and White (42.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Duquesne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 501.

French

Alternative forms

• Duquene, Duquêne, Duquenne

Etymology

Normanno-Picard equivalent to Duchêne (‘of the oak’).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.kɛn/

Proper noun

Duquesne m

1. a surname from Picard.
2. A township in Quebec, Canada.
3. (history) A commune of Algeria.

   Synonym: Kaous

4. A city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.
5. A city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.