Domingue
A surname of Spanish and French shape, ultimately from the Latin name Domingo, meaning “belonging to the Lord” or “born on Sunday.”
The #8,572 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 80,340 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Domingue is a surname built from the personal name Domingo, the Spanish form of Dominic. Dominic comes from Latin Dominicus, a name derived from dominus, meaning “lord” or “master,” and it was traditionally associated with Sunday, the Lord’s Day. The surname therefore likely began as a descendant of a man named Domingo, or as a family name formed from that given name in a French- or Spanish-speaking setting.
History
The name is especially familiar in areas shaped by French and Spanish naming traditions, including parts of the Caribbean, Louisiana, and other Francophone or Hispanophone communities. In some cases it may reflect French spelling adaptation of a Spanish surname form, or the shortening/reshaping of a longer patronymic line. As with many surnames based on saints’ names, it spread through ordinary family transmission rather than from a single origin point.
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Fun fact
The root behind Domingue is the same Latin family as the common given name Dominic and the saint’s name associated with St. Dominic.