Explore the Family Name Clavette

The meaning of Clavette

Altered form of French Clavet, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Some characteristic forenames: French Cecile, Lucien, Adrien, Alcide, Alphie, Armand, Aurele, Donat, Fernand, Marthe, Yvon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Clavette has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,572nd popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had slipped to the 39,164th spot, a decline of 7.09%. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped slightly from 577 in 2000 to 562 in 2010, a decrease of 2.6%. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, there was a 9.52% decrease in people with the surname Clavette.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,572	#39,164	-7.09%
Count	577	562	-2.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clavette

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Clavette has shown minor changes over the same period, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of individuals sporting this surname identified as White in both 2000 (95.67%) and 2010 (95.37%), a minor decrease of 0.31% was noted. There was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up 11.06% to 2.31% in 2010 from 2.08% in 2000. The proportion of people identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a decrease of 17.92%, bringing the percentage down to 1.42% in 2010 from 1.73% in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, but by 2010, there was a new category where 0.89% identified as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.67%	95.37%	-0.31%
Hispanic	2.08%	2.31%	11.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.73%	1.42%	-17.92%
Two or More Races	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%