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

Drolet, 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 Drolet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Drolet in America

Drolet is the 24159th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Drolet surname appeared 1,041 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 Drolet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Drolet 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 Drolet

The surname Drolet is of French origin, deriving from the Old French word "droulet," which was a diminutive form of the personal name "Drou." This name is believed to have its roots in the Late Latin word "dructus," meaning "loved" or "favored."

The name Drolet first emerged in the region of Normandy in northern France during the medieval period. It is thought to have been introduced to the area by Norse settlers who arrived in the 9th and 10th centuries. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the ancient charters and records of Normandy from the 11th and 12th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Drolet was Raoul Drolet, a Norman knight who participated in the Third Crusade in the late 12th century. He is mentioned in the chronicles of the time for his bravery in battle against the Saracen forces.

The name Drolet can also be traced back to various place names in Normandy, such as the village of Drouville and the hamlet of Drouletière, which likely derived their names from early holders of the Drolet surname.

During the Middle Ages, the Drolet family held lands and properties in the vicinity of Caen, a city in the Calvados region of Normandy. The name appears in the tax rolls and land records of the area from the 13th century onward.

Notable individuals with the surname Drolet throughout history include:

1. Jacques Drolet (c. 1585-1654), a French explorer and fur trader who was among the first Europeans to establish trade relations with the indigenous peoples of what is now Canada.

2. Marie-Geneviève Drolet (1687-1768), a French-Canadian nurse and midwife who played a significant role in the early settlement of the colony of New France.

3. Étienne Drolet (1760-1834), a French-Canadian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in the early 19th century.

4. Charles-Édouard Drolet (1827-1898), a Canadian lawyer, judge, and legal scholar who authored several influential works on the civil code of Quebec.

5. Fernand Drolet (1904-1980), a Canadian painter and artist known for his landscape and genre paintings depicting rural life in Quebec.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Drolet

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

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

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