Explore the Family Name Delaurier

The meaning of Delaurier

1. Altered form of French Deslauriers, a cognate (in plural) of 2 below. 2. French: topographic name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, denoting someone who lived by a laurel, laurier (from Old French lorier).

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

The surname Delaurier has seen a slight increase in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked as the 71,372nd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 69,996th position, marking a change of 1.93%. The number of individuals bearing this name also increased from 255 in 2000 to 280 in 2010, a growth of 9.8%. However, the proportion of people with the Delaurier surname per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,372	#69,996	1.93%
Count	255	280	9.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Delaurier

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Delaurier surname, changes between 2000 and 2010 are evident. Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, in 2000, 93.73% of those with the Delaurier name identified as White, which slightly increased to 93.93% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 23.83%, going from 2.35% in 2000 to 1.79% in 2010. The data shows an emergence of Hispanic identity within this surname group, growing to 3.21% in 2010 from no recorded percentage in 2000. There was no reported Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identity within this surname group in either year, and the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 after being at 2.35% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.73%	93.93%	0.21%
Hispanic	0%	3.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.35%	1.79%	-23.83%
Two or More Races	2.35%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%