Explore the Family Name Montpetit

The meaning of Montpetit

Altered form of French Maupetit: nickname from Old French mau petit ‘bad child, whelp’, from mal, mau ‘bad’ + petit ‘small (one)’. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Lucien, Marcel, Romain, Yvon.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Montpetit has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 59,916th most popular name in the U.S., but by 2010, it had fallen slightly to the 61,585th rank. This represents a change of -2.79%. Meanwhile, the count of people with this last name increased from 315 to 326, marking a change of 3.49%. However, the proportion of individuals bearing this surname per 100,000 people decreased by -8.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,916	#61,585	-2.79%
Count	315	326	3.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Montpetit

On the front of ethnic identity, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Montpetit surname predominantly belongs to the White ethnicity, even though it saw a decrease of about -3.37% from 2000 to 2010. The data shows that nearly 95.09% of individuals with this surname identified as White in 2010, down from 98.41% in 2000. Interestingly, the group identifying as two or more races emerged in 2010, accounting for 2.76% of the Montpetits, while no such data existed in 2000. There were no individuals with the Montpetit surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.41%	95.09%	-3.37%
Two or More Races	0%	2.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%