Explore the Family Name Precourt

The meaning of Precourt

French (Précourt): topographic name from pré court ‘short meadow’, or perhaps a habitational name from a place so named in Pas-de-Calais. This surname is very rare in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Fernand, Normand.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Precourt has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Precourt ranked as the 43,157th most popular surname, but by 2010 it dropped to the 45,026th position. This represents a decline of 4.33%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname Precourt increased slightly from 472 in 2000 to 476 in 2010, showing a growth of 0.85%. The proportion of the surname Precourt per 100k people also decreased slightly by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,157	#45,026	-4.33%
Count	472	476	0.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Precourt

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Precourt, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting insights. Predominantly, the Precourt surname is associated with those identifying as White, accounting for 97.67% in 2000 and 96.85% in 2010. This percentage saw a minor decrease of 0.84% over the decade. In 2010, a new ethnicity emerged with the surname Precourt, with 1.26% identifying as Hispanic. Meanwhile, no significant representation was found amongst Asian/Pacific Islanders, those of two or more races, Blacks, and American Indian and Alaskan Natives during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	96.85%	-0.84%
Hispanic	0%	1.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%