Explore the Family Name Souffrant

The meaning of Souffrant

French and Haitian: nickname from Old French so(u)frant, French souffrant ‘suffering, unwell’, archaically also ‘patient, indulgent’. This surname is very rare in France. It was brought to the US mostly from Haiti.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Souffrant has noticeably increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 37,938 in 2000 to 30,509 in 2010, indicating an upward shift of 19.58%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname grew by 39.09%, from 550 in 2000 to 765 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Souffrant per 100k also rose by 30.0% during that period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,938	#30,509	19.58%
Count	550	765	39.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.26	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Souffrant

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Souffrant has seen some shifts over the decade as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 77.09% of individuals with this surname identified as Black, a number which increased to 86.93% by 2010. While the percentage for those identifying as White decreased from 11.45% in 2000 to 8.24% in 2010, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity at 2.09% in 2010. Notably, the representation of two or more races amongst Souffrants dropped significantly from 10.55% in 2000 to just 2.22% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	77.09%	86.93%	12.76%
White	11.45%	8.24%	-28.03%
Two or More Races	10.55%	2.22%	-78.96%
Hispanic	0%	2.09%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%