Explore the Family Name Suire

The meaning of Suire

French: variant of Sueur, an occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler (rarely a tailor), from Old French sueur ‘one who sews’ (from Latin sutor, an agent derivative of suere ‘to sew’). Some characteristic forenames: French Ambroise, Clemile, Emile, Evest, Marcel.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Suire has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Suire ranked at 19,376 in terms of popularity, but fell to 23,065 in 2010 - a change of -19.04%. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped during this time period, with 1,293 people in 2000 and 1,108 in 2010, marking a decrease of -14.31%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Suire per 100k people likewise decreased by -20.83%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,376	#23,065	-19.04%
Count	1,293	1,108	-14.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.38	-20.83%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suire

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Suire identify as White, though the percentage has slightly declined from 97.68% in 2000 to 95.76% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase in the same time frame, from 1.01% in 2000 to 1.81% in 2010, a growth of 79.21%. The Black population with this surname increased by 40.26%, from 0.77% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races also increased from 0.39% in 2000 to 0.63% in 2010. No changes were reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.68%	95.76%	-1.97%
Hispanic	1.01%	1.81%	79.21%
Black	0.77%	1.08%	40.26%
Two or More Races	0.39%	0.63%	61.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%