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

Maisonet, 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 Maisonet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maisonet in America

Maisonet is the 13246th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maisonet surname appeared 2,305 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Maisonet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maisonet 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 Maisonet

The surname "MAISONET" is of French origin, specifically from the Normandy region of northern France. It dates back to the 11th century and is derived from the Old French words "maison" meaning "house" and the diminutive suffix "-et" meaning "small". This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who lived in a small house or cottage.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the famous Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landholders in England compiled in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. The name appears as "Maisonet" in reference to a landowner in the county of Berkshire.

In the 13th century, records show a Philippe Maisonet who was a prominent merchant in the city of Rouen, Normandy. He is mentioned in several documents related to trade transactions with English merchants during that period.

The surname Maisonet also appears in various official records from the 14th and 15th centuries, such as tax rolls and property deeds, particularly in the regions of Normandy and Île-de-France.

One notable individual with this surname was Jean Maisonet, a French soldier and explorer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyages to North America in the 16th century. Jean Maisonet was born around 1505 in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to set foot in what is now Canada.

Another person of historical significance bearing this name was Pierre Maisonet (1592-1649), a French magistrate and jurist who served as a judge in the Parlement of Paris during the reign of Louis XIII.

In the 18th century, Marie-Jeanne Maisonet (1718-1799) was a notable French painter and portraitist who exhibited her works at the prestigious Paris Salon and is remembered for her depictions of aristocratic subjects.

While the surname Maisonet has its roots in France, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to regions with historical French influence or migration, such as parts of North America and the Caribbean.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maisonet

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

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

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