d'Auterive last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of d'Auterive

A French locational surname likely derived from a village name in southern France.

d'Auterive, 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 d'Auterive surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of d'Auterive in America

d'Auterive is the 54530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The d'Auterive surname appeared 378 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 d'Auterive.

We can also compare 2010 data for d'Auterive 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.

20102000Change (%)
Rank54530534202.06%
Count3783634.05%
Proportion per 100k0.130.130.00%

The history of the last name d'Auterive

The surname Dauterive is of French origin, originating in the north-western regions of France during the medieval period. Its earliest recorded spelling was Daouterive, derived from the Old French words "d'autre" meaning "other" and "rive" meaning "shore" or "bank." This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived on the opposite side of a river or body of water.

One of the earliest known references to the name Dauterive can be traced back to the 13th century in the Normandy region of France. A manuscript from 1265 mentions a landowner named Jehan Daouterive, who owned a farm near the banks of the River Seine. This indicates that the name was already well-established in northern France by that time.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various records and documents from the neighboring regions of Picardy and Île-de-France. One notable example is a court record from 1327 that mentions a merchant named Guillaume Dauterive, who was involved in a trade dispute in the city of Paris.

Throughout the following centuries, the Dauterive name continued to be present in various parts of northern France, particularly in the regions of Normandy, Picardy, and Île-de-France. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include:

  1. Jean Dauterive (1512-1586), a French nobleman and military commander who served under King Francis I during the Italian Wars.
  2. Marguerite Dauterive (1622-1698), a renowned French composer and musician who was a member of the court of Louis XIV.
  3. Pierre Dauterive (1697-1768), a French explorer and cartographer who mapped various regions of North America during the early colonial period.
  4. Marie-Anne Dauterive (1736-1804), a French writer and philosopher who was part of the Enlightenment movement in the 18th century.
  5. Jacques Dauterive (1812-1879), a French architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings and public spaces in Paris.

While the Dauterive name originated in northern France, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. However, its historical roots can be traced back to the medieval period in the regions of Normandy, Picardy, and Île-de-France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name d'Auterive

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname d'Auterive.

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 d'Auterive was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only79.10%299
Non-Hispanic Black Only16.93%64
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races1.85%7
Hispanic Origin1.85%7

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 d'Auterive has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

20102000Change (%)
White79.10%80.72%-2.03%
Black16.93%18.73%-10.10%
Asian and Pacific Islander(S)%0.00%(S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native(S)%0.00%(S)%
Two or More Races1.85%(S)%(S)%
Hispanic1.85%(S)%(S)%

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 d'Auterive was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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