Explore the Family Name Caillier

The meaning of Caillier

1. French: variant of Callier. 2. French: occupational name for someone who caught and sold quails, from caillier, an agent noun from Old French caille ‘quail’ (see Caille 2). History: The name can be traced back to Jean Caillier born in New Orleans c.1710. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Antoine.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Caillier has seen a subtle increase between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of this surname improved from 43,955 in 2000 to 41,657 in 2010, a change of 5.23%. Moreover, the count of individuals with this surname also increased by about 13%, from 462 in 2000 to 522 in 2010. Proportionally, the presence of this surname per 100,000 people rose by about 6%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,955	#41,657	5.23%
Count	462	522	12.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.18	5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caillier

In regard to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over the decade for those bearing the surname Caillier. In 2000, the largest ethnicity group with this surname was White at 81.17%, which slightly decreased to 80.27% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Black accounted for 13.64% in 2000 and saw a moderate increase to 14.75% in 2010. The number of Cailliers identifying with two or more races grew significantly by nearly 60%, from 2.16% in 2000 to 3.45% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanics with this surname dropped sharply by about 51%, from 1.95% to 0.96%. There were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islanders or American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.17%	80.27%	-1.11%
Black	13.64%	14.75%	8.14%
Two or More Races	2.16%	3.45%	59.72%
Hispanic	1.95%	0.96%	-50.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%