Explore the Family Name Josserand

The meaning of Josserand

French: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of the elements gaut, an ethnic name meaning ‘Goth’ or ‘Geat’ (see Goss) + hramn ‘crow’. Some characteristic forenames: French Henri, Pierre.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Josserand has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Josserand ranked as the 88,825th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slid slightly to 91,221st place, marking a decrease of 2.7%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally from 194 in 2000 to 202 in 2010, a growth rate of 4.12%. The proportion per 100,000 people, however, remained unchanged at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#88,825	#91,221	-2.7%
Count	194	202	4.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Josserand

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Josserand, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that the majority of people with this name identify as White. In 2000, 92.78% of individuals with the Josserand surname identified as White, which increased slightly to 94.06% by 2010. There was a small decline in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 3.09% in 2000 to 2.48% in 2010. Similarly, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 2.58% to 2.48% during the same period. However, there were no individuals with the Josserand surname who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.78%	94.06%	1.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.09%	2.48%	-19.74%
Two or More Races	2.58%	2.48%	-3.88%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%