Explore the Family Name Resseguie

The meaning of Resseguie

French (southern; Rességuié): variant of Resseguier, an occupational name for a sawyer, from Occitan rasseguiér ‘sawyer’. The surname Rességuié is very rare in France. History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Resseguie has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 57,705 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 that ranking had risen to 51,176, marking an 11.31% change. The actual count of individuals with this surname also rose during this decade, going from 330 in 2000 to 407 in 2010 - a growth of 23.33%. This means the proportion of people with the Resseguie surname per 100,000 people also grew by 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,705	#51,176	11.31%
Count	330	407	23.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.14	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Resseguie

The ethnicity associated with the surname Resseguie is predominantly White, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 96.06% of individuals with the Resseguie surname identified as White, and that percentage slightly increased to 96.56% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic declined significantly from 2.12% in 2000 to 1.23% in 2010, a decrease of 41.98%. The surname did not register any changes for people who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this time period. For the categories of "Two or more races," data was either suppressed or non-existent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	96.56%	0.52%
Hispanic	2.12%	1.23%	-41.98%
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%