Explore the Family Name Perrotte

The meaning of Perrotte

1. Altered form of French Perrot or Perrault, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. 2. French: from the feminine form of Perrot. Some characteristic forenames: French Damien, Henri.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Perrotte has seen a mild increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Perrotte surname ranked 78,326 in popularity with a count of 227 people. By 2010, the rank had improved to 75,069 with a total of 257 individuals bearing the surname, indicating a 13.22% increase in people carrying the Perrotte name. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, the figure stood at 0.08 in 2000 and rose to 0.09 in 2010, a 12.5% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,326	#75,069	4.16%
Count	227	257	13.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perrotte

In terms of ethnic identity as recorded in the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Perrotte surname identify as White, representing 79.74% in 2000 and increasing to 82.49% in 2010. Hispanic representation also saw growth, increasing from 2.64% in 2000 to 3.50% in 2010. However, the percentage of those who identified as Black decreased slightly from 14.54% in 2000 to 13.62% in 2010. There was no recorded data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year. The category for two or more races was represented in 2000 at 3.08%, but by 2010, this data point was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.74%	82.49%	3.45%
Black	14.54%	13.62%	-6.33%
Hispanic	2.64%	3.5%	32.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.08%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%