2000
#10,028
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 2,965
First available Census row
Per 100,000 1.10
Rare Last name
Lizotte
A French habitational surname derived from a place name meaning "the isolated place" or "the remote farmstead."
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 3,197 Americans carry the last name Lizotte. That puts it at #10,915 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.93 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 107,211 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Lizotte surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
3.2K
1 in 107,211
Census rank
#10,915
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.9
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
2.8K
rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 2,788 bearers of the surname Lizotte in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.93 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 10915th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Lizotte, the largest self-reported group is White at 90.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.8%) and Hispanic (3.6%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Lizotte
The surname Lizotte is of French origin, tracing its roots back to the northwestern region of France known as Normandy. Its earliest known ancestors can be traced to the 11th century, when the name was likely derived from the Old French word "liçon," meaning a lesson or instruction.
During the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, many Norman families, including those bearing the name Lizotte, accompanied William the Conqueror and settled in various parts of the British Isles. The name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive record of landholdings and populations compiled by order of William the Conqueror.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lizotte appears in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 12th century, where a certain Guillelmus Lizotte is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction.
In the 14th century, the name Lizotte was also found in the region of Brittany, France, where it was sometimes spelled Lizotte or Lizotte. During this period, the surname was associated with several minor noble families in the area.
Notable individuals bearing the surname Lizotte include:
1. Jean Lizotte (c. 1550-1625), a French merchant and explorer who documented his travels to the New World in the early 17th century.
2. Marie-Thérèse Lizotte (1670-1745), a French-Canadian settler and one of the founders of the town of Trois-Rivières in present-day Quebec.
3. Pierre Lizotte (1783-1867), a French military officer who served under Napoleon Bonaparte and participated in the Napoleonic Wars.
4. Émilie Lizotte (1844-1921), a French writer and educator who published several works on women's education and social reform.
5. Louis Lizotte (1888-1976), a Canadian artist known for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from rural Quebec.
Throughout its history, the surname Lizotte has been associated with various places and regions, including the villages of Lizottes and Lizottes-sur-Mer in Normandy, as well as the town of Lizotte in the Brittany region of France.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lizotte
Among Census respondents with the surname Lizotte, the largest self-reported group is White at 90.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.8%) and Hispanic (3.6%).
The bar chart below shows how Lizotte bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Lizotte surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White90.4% · 2,521
- Two or more races3.8% · 107
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 101
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 29
- Black or African American0.5% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 15
Timeline
Historical Census data for Lizotte
Lizotte appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#10,657
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 3,002
+37 bearers (+1.2%)
Per 100,000 1.02
Rank movement Down 629 places
2020
#10,915
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 2,788
-214 bearers (-7.1%)
Per 100,000 0.93
Rank movement Down 258 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #10,028 | 2,965 | 1.10 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #10,657 | 3,002 | 1.02 | +37 bearers (+1.2%) | Down 629 places |
| 2020 | #10,915 | 2,788 | 0.93 | -214 bearers (-7.1%) | Down 258 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Lizotte surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #10,657 | #10,915 | -2.4% |
| Count | 3,002 | 2,788 | -7.1% |
| Per 100K | 1.02 | 0.93 | -8.6% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Lizotte bearers went from 3,002 to 2,788 (-7.1% change). The surname moved down 258 positions in the national ranking, going from #10,657 to #10,915.
FAQ
Lizotte surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Lizotte?
Name Census estimates that about 3,197 living Americans carry the surname Lizotte. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 107,211 residents.
How common is Lizotte?
Lizotte ranks #10,915 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.93 per 100,000 residents, which is about 1 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 2,788 people with the surname Lizotte. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (3,197), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.93 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.93 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 1 of them to have the surname Lizotte.
Has Lizotte become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Lizotte went from 3,002 recorded bearers to 2,788. That is a decrease of 214 (-7.1%). In the national ranking it fell from #10,657 to #10,915.
What does the Census say about the background of Lizotte?
Among Census respondents with the surname Lizotte, the largest self-reported group is White at 90.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.8%) and Hispanic (3.6%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Lizotte in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.4% (2,521 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Lizotte appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (90.4%), Two or More Races (3.8%), Hispanic (3.6%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Lizotte (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Lizotte mean?
A French habitational surname derived from a place name meaning "the isolated place" or "the remote farmstead." The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Lizotte (0.93 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people have the last name Lizotte?
See how many people are called Lizotte on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.