Explore the Family Name Lacoursiere

The meaning of Lacoursiere

French Canadian (Lacoursière): probably a habitational name from La Coursière, the name of several places in the northwestern part of France. Compare Lacourse 2. Some characteristic forenames: French Colette, Fabien, Lucien, Marcel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lacoursiere saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 44,350th most popular surname, while in 2010 it moved up slightly to 44,270th. The number of individuals with this surname also grew from 457 in 2000 to 486 in 2010, a change of approximately 6.35 percent. However, when considering its proportion per 100,000 people, the name's prevalence decreased by 5.88 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,350	#44,270	0.18%
Count	457	486	6.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lacoursiere

The ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Lacoursiere did not significantly shift between 2000 and 2010. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, almost all (over 95 percent) of the people with this surname identified as White in both years, with a small decrease of 0.59 percent over the decade. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities dropped by 26.90 percent, while those identifying as Hispanic appeared for the first time in 2010 at 2.06 percent. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives decreased slightly by 5.50 percent. The data reflects no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	95.27%	-0.59%
Hispanic	0%	2.06%	0%
Two or More Races	1.97%	1.44%	-26.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.09%	1.03%	-5.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%