Explore the Family Name Laprairie

The meaning of Laprairie

French Canadian: habitational name from Laprairie in QC, Canada, or perhaps a topographic name, with fused feminine definite article la, from French prairie ‘meadow, pasture’. Compare Prairie. History: Julien Piédalue dit Laprairie/Prairie from Courtalain in Eure-et-Loir, France, married Françoise Aupry in Laprairie, QC, in 1722. Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Laprairie saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank dropped from 38263 in 2000 to 39352 in 2010, showing a decrease of 2.85%. However, the count, or the number of individuals with the Laprairie surname, increased slightly by 2.76%, from 544 in 2000 to 559 in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population also decreased by 5.0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,263	#39,352	-2.85%
Count	544	559	2.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laprairie

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Laprairie surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. At both points, the majority ethnicity was white, comprising 92.65% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 91.41% in 2010. There were increases seen in the categories of 'two or more races' and 'American Indian and Alaskan Native', with changes of 12.13% and 17.77% respectively. A small percentage (0.89% in 2010) was also identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, which did not appear in the 2000 data. Black ethnicity remained constant at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.65%	91.41%	-1.34%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.49%	4.11%	17.77%
Two or More Races	2.39%	2.68%	12.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.89%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.89%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%