Explore the Family Name Geoffrion

The meaning of Geoffrion

French: from a pet form of the personal name Geoffroy. Compare Joffrion. Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Andre, Camille, Damien, Emile, Francoise, Pierre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Geoffrion has seen a slight fluctuation over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 39,756th in popularity and it slightly fell to 41,164th by 2010, marking a decrease of 3.54%. Although there was a small drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Geoffrion increased from 520 people in 2000 to 529 in 2010, representing an increase of 1.73%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 5.26% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#41,164	-3.54%
Count	520	529	1.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Geoffrion

The ethnicity associated with the Geoffrion surname also saw changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Geoffrions identifying as White remained relatively stable, increasing slightly from 89.23% to 89.41%. However, the Hispanic representation saw a decrease over this time, falling from 7.12% to 6.62%. There were increases in those identifying as Two or More Races, which went up by 96.30%. A new group emerged in 2010, with 0.95% of Geoffrions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, while the proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native disappeared entirely by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.23%	89.41%	0.2%
Hispanic	7.12%	6.62%	-7.02%
Two or More Races	1.35%	2.65%	96.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.95%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.96%	0%	0%