Explore the Family Name Hilaire

The meaning of Hilaire

French and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the personal name Hilaire, French form of Hillary 1. This surname is most common in Haiti. Compare Helaire. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Jacques, Pierre, Antoine, Chantal, Edeline, Georges, Luc, Maryse, Mimose, Serge, Yolaine.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hilaire has seen a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Hilaire ranked at 20,995 but by 2010 it had risen to rank 16,919. This represents a notable increase of approximately 19.41%. Furthermore, the count of people with the surname also rose from 1,167 in 2000 to 1,682 in 2010, an impressive growth of 44.13%. The proportion per 100k also increased during this period from 0.43 to 0.57, marking a change of 32.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,995	#16,919	19.41%
Count	1,167	1,682	44.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.57	32.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hilaire

Discussing ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Hilaire between 2000 and 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Black, from 74.98% to 85.79%, a change of 14.42%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic also saw increases of 88.33% and 9.51% respectively. However, there were decreases among those identifying as White and Two or more races, which dropped by 41.64% and 73.49% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, with a slight decrease of 2.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	74.98%	85.79%	14.42%
White	11.31%	6.6%	-41.64%
Hispanic	3.26%	3.57%	9.51%
Two or More Races	9.43%	2.5%	-73.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	1.13%	88.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.43%	0.42%	-2.33%