Explore the Family Name Suprenant

The meaning of Suprenant

Altered form of French Supernant or its French Canadian altered form Surprenant. Compare Supernaw. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Normand.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Suprenant has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Suprenant was ranked as the 45,227th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 48,530th, representing a 7.3% drop in ranking. The actual count of people with this last name also decreased during this period, going from 446 to 435, which equates to a 2.47% decline. Furthermore, its proportion per 100k individuals diminished by 11.76%, moving from 0.17 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,227	#48,530	-7.3%
Count	446	435	-2.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suprenant

The ethnic identity associated with the Suprenant surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, has also undergone some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 96.41% in 2000 to 94.02% in 2010. There was an increase in the percentage of individuals claiming two or more races, growing from 1.35% in 2000 to 2.07% in 2010, a rise of 53.33%. The census data also shows an uptick in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.57% to 2.99%, an impressive 90.45% increase. No individuals with the surname Suprenant identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.41%	94.02%	-2.48%
Hispanic	1.57%	2.99%	90.45%
Two or More Races	1.35%	2.07%	53.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%