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

Grandpierre, 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 Grandpierre surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grandpierre in America

Grandpierre is the 114424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grandpierre surname appeared 153 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 Grandpierre.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grandpierre 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 Grandpierre

The surname Grandpierre is of French origin, deriving from the Old French words "grand" meaning large or great, and "pierre" meaning stone or rock. It was likely originally a descriptive surname given to someone who lived near a large or prominent rock formation.

The name can be traced back to the northern regions of France, particularly in areas such as Normandy and Picardy, where it first emerged in the 12th and 13th centuries. Early variations of the spelling included Grandepiere, Graunpiere, and Grauntpiere.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Rotuli Hundredorum, a census-like record of landowners in England compiled in 1273, which mentions a William Grandpierre from Lincolnshire. The name also appears in various medieval charters and manuscripts from France and England during this time period.

In the 14th century, a notable bearer of the name was Jean Grandpierre, a French knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War. He was born around 1395 and died in battle in 1429.

Another prominent figure with this surname was Étienne Grandpierre, a 16th-century French Protestant theologian and scholar. He was born in Normandy around 1530 and authored several influential works on religious reform before his death in 1599.

During the 17th century, Jacques Grandpierre, a French explorer and cartographer, was responsible for mapping and charting parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Canadian Maritimes. He was born in Rouen in 1612 and died in Quebec in 1678.

In the 18th century, Marie-Madeleine Grandpierre, a French actress and playwright, gained renown for her performances and her comedic works. She was born in Paris in 1720 and died there in 1783.

Another notable bearer of the name was Louis-François Grandpierre, a French military officer and cartographer who served during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Normandy in 1744, he created detailed maps of parts of the eastern United States before his death in 1803.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grandpierre

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

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

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