Explore the Family Name Fugere

The meaning of Fugere

French (Fugère): variant of Fougère (see Fougere) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. Some characteristic forenames: French Aime, Celine, Emile, Gilles, Lucien, Normand, Philippe, Pierre, Sylvian.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fugere has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Fugere was ranked as the 28049th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 29334th place, a decrease of about 4.58 percent. The count, or number of people with the Fugere surname, remained fairly stable during this time period, increasing slightly from 804 in 2000 to 806 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,049	#29,334	-4.58%
Count	804	806	0.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.27	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fugere

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Fugere surname. The vast majority of those bearing the Fugere name identified as white, with that proportion holding steady at about 95.90 percent from 2000 to 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by nearly 15 percent, and the proportion identifying as Hispanic dropped by 26 percent. However, there was a notable increase in the proportion of people with the Fugere surname who identify with two or more races, which increased by over 60 percent from 2000 to 2010. No individuals with the Fugere surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	95.91%	0.01%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.99%	60.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	0.74%	-14.94%
Hispanic	1%	0.74%	-26%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%