Explore the Family Name Boisclair

The meaning of Boisclair

French: topographic name from Old French bois ‘wood’ (see Bois) + clair ‘clear, light’, or a habitational name from (Le) Bois Clair, the name of several places in various parts of France. This surname is virtually non-existing in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Normand, Marcel, Aldege, Alphonse, Arsene, Edmour, Emile, Leopaul, Prudent, Rejean, Remi, Yves.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Boisclair has seen a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, dropping from 33,333 to 33,941, a shift of -1.82 percent. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly during the same period, from 646 to 670, a growth of 3.72 percent. The proportion per 100,000 also fell by -4.17 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,333	#33,941	-1.82%
Count	646	670	3.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boisclair

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Boisclair, also from the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals that an overwhelming majority of individuals identify as White, with a slight increase from 97.52% in 2000 to 97.91% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased to 0% in 2010 from 0.77% and 0.93% respectively in 2000. An interesting development is the emergence of a small Hispanic population, registering at 0.90% in 2010 from 0% in 2000. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.52%	97.91%	0.4%
Hispanic	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.77%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.93%	0%	0%