Explore the Family Name Denoyer

The meaning of Denoyer

1. French: variant of Denoyers, a habitational name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, denoting someone from any of several places called Noyers. 2. Altered form of French Desnoyers, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: French Monique.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Denoyer has grown in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 32,823rd most popular surname in the United States. A decade later in 2010, the ranking improved to 30,980 — a change of 5.61%. Additionally, the count of people bearing the surname increased from 659 in 2000 to 750 in 2010, a growth of 13.81%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw an increase, moving from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010, marking a 4.17% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,823	#30,980	5.61%
Count	659	750	13.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.25	4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Denoyer

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Denoyer, the Decennial U.S. Census provides intriguing insights. In 2000, the vast majority (85.89%) identified as white, decreasing slightly to 82.80% by 2010. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native constituted the second largest group, increasing from 10.02% in 2000 to 12.27% in 2010. Although the proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races were recorded in 2000, no data was available for these groups in 2010. Finally, new categories appeared in the 2010 census data, with 1.73% identifying as Hispanic and 1.87% as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.89%	82.8%	-3.6%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	10.02%	12.27%	22.46%
Black	0%	1.87%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.97%	0%	0%