Explore the Family Name Charbonnet

The meaning of Charbonnet

French: variant of Charbonneau. Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Alphonse, Antoine, Odette.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Charbonnet has seen a slight uptick between 2000 and 2010. Its rank moved up from 42,217 in the year 2000 to 41,657 in the year 2010, witnessing a change of 1.33 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 484 to 522 within the same time frame, marking an increase of 7.85 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,217	#41,657	1.33%
Count	484	522	7.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Charbonnet

Ethnic identity associated with the surname Charbonnet has shown significant variations between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but by 2010, it reached 1.72 percent. Individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races decreased by 48.75 percent to 3.07 percent. The representation of those who identified as White fell slightly by 4.51 percent to 72.80 percent. The percentage of Hispanic individuals increased significantly from 3.31 to 5.36 percent, marking a 61.93 percent change. Simultaneously, the Black community saw a noticeable rise of 19.57 percent, reaching 17.05 percent in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained unchanged at 0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.24%	72.8%	-4.51%
Black	14.26%	17.05%	19.57%
Hispanic	3.31%	5.36%	61.93%
Two or More Races	5.99%	3.07%	-48.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.72%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%