Explore the Family Name Juillerat

The meaning of Juillerat

French (mainly Doubs): variant of Jouillerat, a derivative Jouille, which may be a nickname from Old French j(o)uille ‘strap used to tie the yoke’ or juil ‘July’ (bestowed on someone born or baptized in July or on a foundling discovered in that month) or, alternatively, a regional vernacular form of the personal name Jules.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Juillerat saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, its rank was 59,916 and it became 60,960 in 2010, reflecting a drop of 1.74%. However, interestingly, the count of people with this surname increased by 4.76% from 315 to 330 within the same decade. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100k dropped by 8.33%, going down from 0.12 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,916	#60,960	-1.74%
Count	315	330	4.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Juillerat

Aggregating data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnicity breakdown for the Juillerat surname remained mostly unchanged between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Juillerat surname identified as White, making up 94.92% in 2000 and 94.24% in 2010, experiencing a slight decrease by 0.72%. The Hispanic ethnic identity saw a significant jump of 50%, rising from 2.22% to 3.33%. However, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 1.90% to 0% over the decade. There were no reported changes in Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identities, nor in those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	94.24%	-0.72%
Hispanic	2.22%	3.33%	50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.9%	0%	0%