Explore the Family Name Poutre

The meaning of Poutre

French (mainly northern; Poutré): probably derived from Old French poutre ‘young mare, filly’, used as a nickname for a vivacious, vigorous individual. History: André Poutré dit Lavigne from Valenciennes in Nord, France, married Jeanne Burel in Quebec City, QC, in 1667. His descendants also bear the former secondary surname or dit (‘also called’) name Lavigne. Some characteristic forenames: French Fernand, Andre, Fabien, Jean-Pierre, Solange.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Poutre saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Poutre ranked 55,124 in terms of commonality and that number slightly improved to 54,990 by 2010, an increment of 0.24%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 349 to 374 during this decade, signifying a 7.16% increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#54,990	0.24%
Count	349	374	7.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poutre

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals changes in the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Poutre from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 97.13% to 93.85%, whereas the Hispanic representation experienced a significant rise from 2.29% to 3.21%. For the first time in 2010, a small percentage (1.34%) of Poutres identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.13%	93.85%	-3.38%
Hispanic	2.29%	3.21%	40.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.34%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.34%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%