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

Cloutier, 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 Cloutier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cloutier in America

Cloutier is the 4747th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cloutier surname appeared 7,461 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Cloutier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cloutier 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 Cloutier

The surname CLOUTIER originated in France and has its roots in the Medieval French language. It derives from the word "cloutier," which referred to a nail maker or someone involved in the trade of manufacturing nails. This occupation-based surname likely emerged in the 12th or 13th century when hereditary surnames began to be adopted in France.

The earliest known recorded instances of the CLOUTIER surname date back to the late 13th century in regions such as Normandy, Brittany, and Île-de-France. These areas were centers of metalworking and nail production during the Middle Ages, which explains the prevalence of the CLOUTIER name in these regions.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the CLOUTIER surname was Jean Cloutier, a merchant and landowner who lived in Rouen, Normandy, in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Pierre Cloutier, a master nail maker from Paris who was mentioned in tax records from the early 15th century.

In the 16th century, the CLOUTIER surname began to spread to other parts of France, particularly as a result of the French colonization of North America. One of the first French settlers in Canada to bear the CLOUTIER name was Zacharie Cloutier, who arrived in Quebec in 1634. He is considered a founding ancestor of many Cloutier families in Canada and the United States.

Another prominent individual with the CLOUTIER surname was Jean-Baptiste Cloutier (1688-1759), a French-Canadian farmer and landowner who played a significant role in the settlement and development of the Chaudière River Valley in Quebec.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, several CLOUTIER families were involved in various trades and professions, including metalworking, agriculture, and commerce. Notable figures from this period include François-Xavier Cloutier (1784-1853), a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada, and Edmond Cloutier (1836-1915), a Canadian businessman and entrepreneur known for his involvement in the lumber industry.

Throughout its history, the CLOUTIER surname has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Cloutière, Cloustier, and Cloutyer, reflecting regional dialects and orthographic conventions of different eras. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in the occupation of nail making, a trade that played a significant role in the economic and cultural fabric of medieval and early modern France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cloutier

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

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

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