Explore the Family Name Fequiere

The meaning of Fequiere

Haitian (Féquière): probably an altered form of French Feuquiere, an extinct variant of Fouquiere, itself a very rare variant of Foucher.

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

The surname Fequiere has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname ranked at 61,058 but by 2010 it had climbed the ranks to 50,275, marking an increase of 17.66%. The number of individuals with the Fequiere surname also increased during this period from 308 to 416 people, equating to a significant growth of 35.06%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Fequiere surname per 100,000 individuals increased from 0.11 to 0.14, showing a rise of 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,058	#50,275	17.66%
Count	308	416	35.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fequiere

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fequiere, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there's been a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname identified as Black, with this group growing from 88.96% in 2000 to 91.11% in 2010. Those identifying as Two or more races decreased from 6.49% to 3.61%, showing a decrease of 44.38%. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly from 4.22% in 2000 to 4.09% in 2010. There were no reported instances of individuals with the Fequiere surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, White or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	88.96%	91.11%	2.42%
Hispanic	4.22%	4.09%	-3.08%
Two or More Races	6.49%	3.61%	-44.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%