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

Paquet, 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 Paquet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Paquet in America

Paquet is the 20574th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Paquet surname appeared 1,288 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 Paquet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Paquet 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 Paquet

The surname PAQUET is of French origin and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old French word "paquet" meaning "small bundle" or "package." This surname likely referred to an occupation or trade involving the transportation or handling of goods and parcels.

The earliest recorded instances of the name PAQUET can be found in medieval records and documents from northern France, particularly in the regions of Normandy and Picardy. The name appears in various spellings such as Pacquet, Paquette, and Paquelin.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are no direct mentions of the surname PAQUET. However, it is possible that the name existed in its early forms during that period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name PAQUET was Jehan Paquet, a merchant from Rouen, France, who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Guillaume Paquet, a French painter and engraver who lived in the early 16th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the PAQUET name was associated with several notable individuals, such as François Paquet (1551-1626), a French Catholic priest and theologian, and Jacques Paquet (1587-1650), a French Jesuit missionary who worked in New France (modern-day Canada).

In the 18th century, Jean-Baptiste Paquet (1709-1778) was a French architect known for his work on the Cathedral of Saint-Louis in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another prominent figure was Pierre-André Paquet (1743-1817), a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer who played a significant role in the early fur trade in western Canada.

In the 19th century, Anselme Paquet (1830-1900) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and theologian who founded Laval University's Faculty of Theology. Louis-Adolphe Paquet (1859-1942) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada.

The PAQUET surname has also been associated with various place names throughout France, such as Paquet-Ville in Normandy and Paquetville in New Brunswick, Canada, which was named after a family with the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Paquet

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

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

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