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

Peloquin, 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 Peloquin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Peloquin in America

Peloquin is the 10697th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Peloquin surname appeared 2,988 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 Peloquin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Peloquin 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 Peloquin

The surname Peloquin originated in France. It is derived from the old French word "peloque," which means "tuft of hair" or "lock of hair." The name likely originated in the 12th or 13th century and was initially used as a nickname for someone with an unruly or distinctive hairstyle.

The earliest recorded examples of the name Peloquin can be found in various French records and documents from the Middle Ages. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jean Peloquin, who was listed in a census record from the village of Mâcon in Burgundy, France, in the year 1376.

Another notable early record of the name Peloquin is found in the "Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen," a registry of citizens in the city of Rouen, Normandy. In this document, dated 1428, a man named Pierre Peloquin is mentioned as a merchant and property owner.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Peloquin began to spread beyond its original regions of Burgundy and Normandy. Records show bearers of the name in various parts of France, including Paris, Lyon, and other major cities.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Peloquin to achieve some level of renown was Jacques Peloquin, a French soldier and explorer who was born in Rouen in 1624. He is recorded as having participated in several expeditions to the New World, including voyages to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Another noteworthy figure with the surname Peloquin was Marie-Anne Peloquin, a French writer and poet who lived in the late 18th century. She was born in Dijon in 1746 and is best known for her collection of romantic poetry titled "Les Élégies Amoureuses."

In the 19th century, several members of the Peloquin family emigrated from France to North America, particularly to the French-speaking regions of Canada and the United States. One of the earliest recorded Peloquins in Canada was Joseph Peloquin, who was born in 1812 in the town of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.

Another notable individual with the surname Peloquin was Louis Peloquin, a French-Canadian artist and painter who was born in Montreal in 1865. He was known for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from rural Quebec and is considered an important figure in the development of Canadian art.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Peloquin

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

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

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