duchennei
Duchennei is a rare surname that may appear in genealogical records in various countries. The etymology is not well established in major onomastic references. One possibility is that duchennei represents an Italianized or transliterated variant of the French toponymic surname Duchêne, meaning “from the oak” or “of the oak grove.” The -ei ending could reflect adaptation to non-French spelling conventions in migration or archival transcription, though such forms are uncommon.
In terms of geographical distribution, sources note occasional occurrences in Europe and North America, but there
Variations of the name include Duchene, Ducheneau, Duchenne, and other orthographic forms such as Du Chene.