Explore the Family Name Durivage

The meaning of Durivage

French Canadian: topographic name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, for someone who lived by the seashore or the shore of a lake, Old French rivage, or perhaps a habitational name for someone from Le Rivage, the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France, named with this word. Some characteristic forenames: French Alain, Gilles, Michel.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Durivage surname saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Durivage ranked 62,775th in popularity, with 298 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 68,547, indicating a decrease of approximately 9.19%. The actual count also decreased by around 3.69%, from 298 to 287 individuals. Concurrently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also fell by about 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,775	#68,547	-9.19%
Count	298	287	-3.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Durivage

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Durivage surname is largely associated with individuals who identify as White. In 2000, 99.33% of those with the Durivage surname identified as White, but by 2010, this percentage had decreased slightly to 97.56%, marking a change of -1.78%. Meanwhile, no changes were observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races, with these groups either remaining at zero or having their data suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.33%	97.56%	-1.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%