Explore the Family Name Poire

The meaning of Poire

French (northern; Poiré): 1. regional variant of Poré, a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew and sold leeks (see Poree). 2. possibly also a habitational name from (Le) Poiré, the name of several places in the northwestern part of France. Some characteristic forenames: French Gabrielle, Gilles, Laurent.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Poire held a rank of 83,618 in popularity in the year 2000, and then slightly improved to 83,226 in 2010, displaying a growth of 0.47%. The count, or number of times this surname appeared, also increased from 209 in 2000 to 226 in 2010, marking an 8.13% rise. Despite these changes, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,618	#83,226	0.47%
Count	209	226	8.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poire

In terms of ethnicity distribution, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Poire surname identified as White, with percentages increasing slightly from 82.30% in 2000 to 83.63% in 2010. The next largest ethnic identity group was Hispanic, which saw a minor increase from 13.40% in 2000 to 13.72% in 2010. There was a small percentage (2.39%) of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2000, however, this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Poire surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.3%	83.63%	1.62%
Hispanic	13.4%	13.72%	2.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.39%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%