Explore the Family Name Diotte

The meaning of Diotte

Altered form of French Guillot. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Philippe.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Diotte showed a certain shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 62,961st most common surname, and by 2010, it fell slightly to the 65,424th position, marking a decrease of approximately 3.91 percent. The total count of people with this name increased marginally from 297 to 303 during this decade, a growth rate of around 2.02 percent. However, the proportion of individuals named Diotte per 100,000 individuals decreased from 0.11 to 0.10.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,961	#65,424	-3.91%
Count	297	303	2.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Diotte

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of those with the surname Diotte identify as White, with 95.29 percent in 2000 and 95.05 percent in 2010, marking a slight decrease of 0.25 percent over the decade. There was an increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, with the percentage rising from 2.02 percent in 2000 to 2.64 percent in 2010, a considerable rise of about 30.69 percent. The percentages representing Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero for both years. However, the percentage of people identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.02 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.29%	95.05%	-0.25%
Hispanic	2.02%	2.64%	30.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.02%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%