Explore the Family Name Cuvelier

The meaning of Cuvelier

French (northern), Walloon, and Flemish: occupational name for a cooper, from an agent derivative of (Old) French cuve ‘vat, tun’. This surname is also found in the in the Netherlands. History: Cornelius Cuvelier from the Netherlands married Cynthia Bush in New York in 1895. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Jean-Claude.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cuvelier has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,659th in terms of popularity, but by 2010 this rank had improved to 52,169th, reflecting a 2.78% change. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname also grew during this decade from 361 to 398, indicating a rise of 10.25%. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,659	#52,169	2.78%
Count	361	398	10.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cuvelier

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cuvelier during the same period. The percentage of individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.39% to 2.01%. Those who identified with two or more races were not represented in 2000 but constituted 1.76% of the Cuveliers in 2010. The largest ethnic group, Whites, showed a decrease from 95.57% to 89.20%. The Hispanic representation saw a substantial rise from 1.94% to 6.28%. There were no recorded changes for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.57%	89.2%	-6.67%
Hispanic	1.94%	6.28%	223.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.39%	2.01%	44.6%
Two or More Races	0%	1.76%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%