Explore the Family Name Lavasseur

The meaning of Lavasseur

Altered form of French Levasseur, with the feminine definite article la instead of masculine le (a change that may have also been the result of the American English pronunciation). Some characteristic forenames: French Alphy, Jacques.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lavasseur has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 81,100 in the United States, but by 2010, its rank dropped to 92,719, marking a decrease of 14.33%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 217 in 2000 to 198 in 2010, a reduction of 8.76%. The proportion of the U.S. population with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 12.5%, from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,100	#92,719	-14.33%
Count	217	198	-8.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lavasseur

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lavasseur, as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census, has undergone some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as White increased slightly from 89.4% in 2000 to 91.92% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of the Hispanic ethnicity within this surname group, going from 0% in 2000 to 5.05% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races dropped to zero by 2010, while no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year. It is important to note that some data may be suppressed (S) to protect privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.4%	91.92%	2.82%
Hispanic	0%	5.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.3%	0%	0%
Black	4.15%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.76%	0%	0%