Explore the Family Name Faure
The meaning of Faure
French: 1. (also Fauré): occupational name for a blacksmith or ironworker, from a regional form of Old French fevre (see Lefevre). Compare Ford, Fore, and Foree. 2. possibly also a habitational name from Le Faure and La Faure, the name of several places in the southern part of France. History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Marcel, Pierre, Adrien, Eugenie, Jean-Claude, Laurent, Michel, Olivier.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Faure in the United States?
According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Faure has seen a slight drop between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname shifted from being the 36,860th most popular in 2000 to the 38,332nd in 2010, marking a decrease of almost 4%. However, the actual count of people with this surname rose marginally by 1.23%, from 571 in 2000 to 578 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the population carrying the Faure surname per 100,000 also fell by roughly 5%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #36,860 | #38,332 | -3.99% |
| Count | 571 | 578 | 1.23% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.21 | 0.2 | -4.76% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Faure
On the subject of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White and bearing the Faure surname decreased from 76.88% to 70.93%. Likewise, the portion of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races also experienced a drop, from 2.63% to 2.42%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic and Black communities, with their percentages rising from 10.51% and 8.23% in 2000 to 14.53% and 11.25% in 2010 respectively. There were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during these years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 76.88% | 70.93% | -7.74% |
| Hispanic | 10.51% | 14.53% | 38.25% |
| Black | 8.23% | 11.25% | 36.7% |
| Two or More Races | 2.63% | 2.42% | -7.98% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |