Find out how popular the last name Boutin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Boutin.

Boutin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Boutin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boutin in America

Boutin is the 8749th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boutin surname appeared 3,749 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Boutin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boutin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Boutin

The surname Boutin originated in France and can be traced back to the 12th century. It was derived from the Old French word "boutin," which referred to a type of leather boot or buskin. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for a bootmaker or someone involved in the leather trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Boutin name can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a historical record of the citizens of Rouen, Normandy, dating back to the 13th century. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Boutin, including Richart Boutin and Jehan Boutin.

During the Middle Ages, the Boutin family was primarily concentrated in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Picardy. The name also appeared in various medieval records and documents, such as the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, which dates back to the 12th century.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the Boutin surname was Claude Boutin, a French theologian and philosopher born in Normandy in 1524. He was a professor at the University of Paris and wrote several scholarly works on theology and philosophy.

Another prominent individual with the Boutin name was Jean Boutin, a French painter and engraver who lived in the 17th century. He was known for his religious paintings and artwork commissioned by churches and monasteries in Paris and other parts of France.

During the 18th century, the Boutin family had a presence in various regions of France, including Normandy, Picardy, and the Île-de-France region around Paris. One noteworthy individual from this period was Pierre-Marie Boutin, a French architect born in Rouen in 1732. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings and churches in Normandy.

In the 19th century, the Boutin surname spread more widely across France and beyond. One example is Charles Boutin, a French painter born in Paris in 1823. He was known for his landscapes and genre paintings, and his works were exhibited at the Paris Salon.

Over time, the Boutin name also found its way to other parts of the world through French emigration and exploration. For instance, there were Boutin families recorded in the early colonial records of Canada, particularly in the province of Quebec, which had strong historical ties to France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boutin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Boutin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Boutin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Boutin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Boutin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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