Explore the Family Name Meilleur

The meaning of Meilleur

French: 1. nickname from meilleur ‘better, best’. 2. possibly a variant of Mayeur. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Emile, Euclide, Gilles, Laurent, Marcelle, Muguette, Philippe, Sylvie.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Meilleur" held a relatively steady popularity rank between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Meilleur was ranked 59,453rd most popular surname in the United States and dropped slightly to 59,470th by 2010, marking a negligible decline of 0.03%. Despite this slight drop in ranking, the number of individuals with the Meilleur surname actually increased from 318 to 340 during the same period, indicating a growth rate of 6.92%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained constant at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,453	#59,470	-0.03%
Count	318	340	6.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meilleur

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there were shifts in the ethnic identity connected with the Meilleur surname from 2000 to 2010. A significant proportion identified as White, which decreased from 78.62% in 2000 to 70.88% in 2010. Over the same period, individuals identifying as Black rose from 15.41% to 21.76%, marking an increase of 41.21%. Hispanic identification also saw an uptick, rising from 3.77% to 6.47%, a substantial increase of 71.62%. No change was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, while the category for two or more races dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.62%	70.88%	-9.84%
Black	15.41%	21.76%	41.21%
Hispanic	3.77%	6.47%	71.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%