Explore the Family Name Audette

The meaning of Audette

Altered form of French Audet, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Odette. History: The progenitor of the Audettes was Nicolas Audet dit Lapointe from France (see Audet). Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Andre, Laurent, Marcel, Normand, Pierre, Adrien, Alcide, Aurore, Emile, Fernand, Flore.

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How common is the last name Audette in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Audette has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 11,416 to 11,799, which is a change of -3.35%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.82% in the same period, growing from 2,532 to 2,654. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by -4.26%, going from 0.94 to 0.9 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,416	#11,799	-3.35%
Count	2,532	2,654	4.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.94	0.9	-4.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Audette

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Audette surname identify as White, with a slight decrease from 96.72% in 2000 to 96.08% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase of 28.16%, going from 1.03% in 2000 to 1.32% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races also saw an increase from 1.30% to 1.47%. There were minor changes in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, there was no recorded Black representation in 2000, but it appeared at 0.41% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	96.08%	-0.66%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.47%	13.08%
Hispanic	1.03%	1.32%	28.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.41%	-4.65%
Black	0%	0.41%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.3%	0%