Deschamps (, traditional English pronunciation: G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p.45.) is a common family name of French origin, which means "from the fields", from the French word champ = "field".

People

Athletes

Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French football player and manager Dylan Deschamps (born 2002), Canadian freestyle skier Maxime Deschamps (born 1991) Canadian skater Nicolas Deschamps (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player

Government officials

Adolphe Deschamps (1807–1875), Belgian statesman and publisher Carlos Romero Deschamps (1944–2023), Mexican politician Johanne Deschamps (born 1959), Canadian politician Marie Deschamps (born 1952), Canadian jurist Noël Deschamps (1908–2005), Australian diplomat Robert Deschamps (born 1940), Canadian politician

Religious figures

Gérard-Joseph Deschamps (1929–2022), Canadian Roman Catholic prelate Léger Marie Deschamps (1716–1774), French philosopher and Benedictine monk Nicolas Deschamps (writer) (1797–1872), French Jesuit and writer Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps (1810–1883), Belgian cardinal and archbishop

Writers

Émile Deschamps (1791–1871), French poet Eustache Deschamps (1328–1415), French poet François-Michel-Chrétien Deschamps (1683–1747), French playwright Gaston Deschamps (1861–1931), French archaeologist and writer Yvon Deschamps (born 1935), Canadian author and humorist

Other Benjamin Deschamps, Canadian saxophonist Christine Deschamps, French librarian Eric Deschamps (born 1975), American artist Fernand Deschamps (1868–1957), Belgian intellectual Georges A. Deschamps (1911–1998), French-American electrical engineer Gérard Deschamps (born 1937), French artist Hubert Deschamps (1923–1998), French actor, uncle of Jérôme Jean Deschamps (academic) (1925-1998), French academic Jean Deschamps (actor) (1920-2007), French architect and director Jean Deschamps (architect), 13th century French architect Jérôme Deschamps (born 1947), French actor, director and opera manager Louis Auguste Deschamps (1765–1842), French botanist and surgeon Maison Des Champs (born 2000), American anti-abortion activist Paul Deschamps (1888–1974), French medievalist, father of Hubert

See also

Decamps

Van der Velden, Dutch counterpart

References