Explore the Family Name Routier

The meaning of Routier

French (mainly northern): nickname from Old French routier ‘itinerant soldier (who became brigand, highwayman, vagabond)’. In North America, the surname Routier is also an altered form of its less common French variant Routhier. Compare Rookey.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Routier" has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 74,398 in terms of popularity and this improved to 73,005 in 2010, indicating an upward change of 1.87%. The count of individuals with the Routier surname increased by 9.92% over the same period, from 242 people in 2000 to 266 people in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 population remained stable at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,398	#73,005	1.87%
Count	242	266	9.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Routier

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a shift in the demographic composition of individuals with the Routier surname from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the majority of Routiers identified as White (88.84%), followed by Black (8.26%). However, by 2010, while White still made up a significant portion (80.83%), there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Black (11.65%) and Hispanic (3.76%). Those identifying as two or more races also increased to 3.01%, up from 2.48% in 2000. There were no Routiers who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.84%	80.83%	-9.02%
Black	8.26%	11.65%	41.04%
Hispanic	0%	3.76%	0%
Two or More Races	2.48%	3.01%	21.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%