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

Chouinard, 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 Chouinard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chouinard in America

Chouinard is the 9652nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chouinard surname appeared 3,362 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 Chouinard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chouinard 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 Chouinard

The surname Chouinard originated in France and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "chouiner," which means "to whine" or "to complain." The name was initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone with a tendency to complain or grumble.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chouinard can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon, a medieval French manuscript dating back to the 12th century. This document mentions a person named Robertus Chouinart, suggesting that the name was already in use during that period.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various records from the Normandy region of France. For instance, the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a register of the citizens of Rouen, lists a certain Guillaume Chouinart in 1345. This suggests that the name was prevalent in the northern regions of France during the Middle Ages.

The name Chouinard has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Jean-Baptiste Chouinard (1712-1797), a French-Canadian farmer and militia officer who played a role in the defense of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War.

Another noteworthy figure was François-Xavier Chouinard (1847-1916), a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1904. He was also the mayor of the city of Quebec from 1892 to 1894.

In the field of literature, André Chouinard (1902-1984) was a prominent French-Canadian poet and essayist. He was known for his works that explored the themes of nature, spirituality, and the human condition.

The name Chouinard has also been associated with various place names in France. For example, there is a small village called Chouinard in the department of Eure-et-Loir. Additionally, the name appears in older spellings of place names, such as "Chouynar" or "Chouynart," reflecting the evolution of the name over time.

Throughout its history, the surname Chouinard has undergone various spelling variations, including Chouinart, Chouynart, Chouynard, and Chouynart. These variations often reflected regional dialects and scribal practices of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chouinard

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

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

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