Explore the Family Name Bouthillier

The meaning of Bouthillier

French: variant of Bouteiller. This name is sometimes Americanized as Butler. Compare Boutilier. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Jacques, Normand, Philippe, Yves.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bouthillier saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Despite this decrease, the number of people with the Bouthillier surname actually increased by nearly 6 percent during this time period. In 2000, the surname was ranked 49,159th most common in the United States, while in 2010 it slipped slightly to 49,365th. The proportion of people with the Bouthillier surname per 100,000 decreased by 6.67 percent from 0.15 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,159	#49,365	-0.42%
Count	402	426	5.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bouthillier

The ethnicity of individuals with the surname Bouthillier also shifted between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identified as White in both years, though this percentage decreased slightly from 96.52 percent in 2000 to 93.43 percent in 2010. There was a noticeable increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, jumping from 1.24 percent in 2000 to 2.35 percent in 2010. Additionally, a small percentage began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic in 2010, whereas no one with the Bouthillier surname identified as such in 2000. There were no identified Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	93.43%	-3.2%
Two or More Races	1.24%	2.35%	89.52%
Hispanic	0%	2.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.41%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%