Explore the Family Name Gisclair

The meaning of Gisclair

Altered form of French Gisclard: habitational name from a place so named in Tarn. Some characteristic forenames: French Antoine, Clovis, Gaston, Jean Marie. Irish Murphy, Patrick James.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Gisclair" has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Gisclair surname ranked 35,187th in terms of popularity but dropped to the 35,582nd spot by 2010, showing a decrease of 1.12%. However, the actual count of people with the Gisclair surname increased from 606 in 2000 to 632 in 2010, marking a growth of 4.29%. Despite this increase, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people decreased by 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,187	#35,582	-1.12%
Count	606	632	4.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gisclair

The ethnic identity associated with the Gisclair surname has also seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with percentages standing at 95.71% in 2000 and dropping marginally to 95.41% in 2010. The proportion of Gisclairs identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw the most significant increase from 1.32% in 2000 to 1.90% in 2010, a change of 43.94%. Meanwhile, the percentage for Hispanic ethnicity slightly increased from 1.49% to 1.58%. Notably, there was no data available for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identities in 2000, but by 2010, 0.79% of Gisclairs identified as Black. The figures for those identifying with two or more races were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	95.41%	-0.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.32%	1.9%	43.94%
Hispanic	1.49%	1.58%	6.04%
Black	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.49%	0%	0%