Explore the Family Name Defrance

The meaning of Defrance

French (mainly northern): habitational name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, given to someone from France (at the time when the name only applied to those lands belonging to the French king, covering only a small part of its current territory) or from Île-de-France (i.e. from a region centered on Paris). Compare France. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Henri, Jean-Paul.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Defrance saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,475th and dropped to 29,918th in 2010, marking an 8.89% decline. The count of people with this surname also fell from 826 in 2000 to 785 in 2010, a decrease of 4.96%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 12.9%, from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,475	#29,918	-8.89%
Count	826	785	-4.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.27	-12.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Defrance

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Defrance. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 79.42% in 2000 to 74.14% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black increased from 16.59% to 20.13%, and those identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.06% to 2.42%. People reporting two or more ethnic identities grew significantly from 1.45% to 2.29%, a 57.93% increase. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.42%	74.14%	-6.65%
Black	16.59%	20.13%	21.34%
Hispanic	2.06%	2.42%	17.48%
Two or More Races	1.45%	2.29%	57.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%