Explore the Family Name Truchon

The meaning of Truchon

French: from a diminutive of Truc, a topographic name of pre-Roman origin denoting a height, a hill, or a habitational name from (Le) Truchon, the name of a few places in Vienne. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Armande, Emile.

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

Based on the information from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Truchon showed some fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 70,052 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped slightly to a rank of 73,215, a decrease of 4.52%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly, with a rise from 261 in 2000 to 265 in 2010, an increase of 1.53%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 10% over the same period, dropping from 0.1 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,052	#73,215	-4.52%
Count	261	265	1.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Truchon

When examining the ethnic identity of those carrying the Truchon surname, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that there were no significant changes in most categories between 2000 and 2010. For Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, the percentages remained at zero. However, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, which rose from 95.79% to 98.11%, a change of 2.42%. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic fell dramatically from 1.92% to 0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	98.11%	2.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.92%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%