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

Charrière, 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 Charrière surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Charrière in America

Charrière is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Charrière surname appeared 100 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Charrière.

The history of the last name Charrière

The surname CHARRIERE has its origins in France, first appearing in records from the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old French word "charriere", meaning a road or track suitable for carts and wagons to travel upon. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked on such a road.

The name is found in medieval records from the regions of Burgundy, Franche-Comté, and Rhône-Alpes in eastern France. It shares roots with similar French surnames like Carrier and Charretier, also related to carts and transportation. Early spellings included Charriere, Charrière, and Charrière.

One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Hugues Charriere, a merchant from Besançon mentioned in a charter from 1189. The Domesday Book, a major medieval census compiled in 1086 for William the Conqueror, does not contain this surname as it predates the name's emergence.

Notable individuals with the surname CHARRIERE include André Charrière (1771-1838), a French watchmaker and inventor of the Swiss lever escapement used in watch mechanisms. Pierre Charrière (1765-1839) was a renowned French surgeon who developed innovative surgical instruments.

Henri Charrière (1906-1973), born in France but raised in French Guiana, was a convicted felon famous for his autobiographical novel "Papillon" detailing his imprisonment and daring escape from the French penal colony in French Guiana. The book was adapted into a film in 1973.

Gérard Charrière (1933-2020) was a Swiss architect known for designing the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva in the 1970s. André Charrière (born 1942) is a Swiss former racing cyclist who competed in the Tour de France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Charrière

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

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 Charrière 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.

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 Charrière was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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