Explore the Family Name Poirrier

The meaning of Poirrier

French: variant of Poirier ‘pear tree’ and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. Some characteristic forenames: French Cecile, Marcel, Remy, Achille, Maxime, Monique, Ulysse.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Poirrier saw a boost in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name moved up from 38,141 to 34,967, marking an improvement of 8.32%. In terms of count, there was a notable increase from 546 to 645 individuals carrying the Poirrier surname, a rise of 18.13%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this last name per 100,000 individuals also increased by 10%, moving from 0.2 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,141	#34,967	8.32%
Count	546	645	18.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.22	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poirrier

In terms of ethnicity associated with the Poirrier surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority remained White, dropping slightly from 96.70% to 94.26%, there were notable increases in representation from other ethnic identities. The percentage of Hispanic individuals with the surname nearly doubled, rising by 119.57% from 0.92% to 2.02%. Meanwhile, there were new additions to the categories of "Two or more races" and "Black", with their proportions at 2.17% and 0.78% respectively in 2010, where they had previously recorded no presence in 2000. The Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, however, remained unchanged with zero presence for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	94.26%	-2.52%
Two or More Races	0%	2.17%	0%
Hispanic	0.92%	2.02%	119.57%
Black	0%	0.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%