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

Pierre-Charles, 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 Pierre-Charles surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pierre-Charles in America

Pierre-Charles is the 63524th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pierre-Charles surname appeared 314 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 Pierre-Charles.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pierre-Charles 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 Pierre-Charles

The surname PIERRECHARLES has its origins in France, tracing back to the early medieval period around the 11th century. It is a combination of two French words, "pierre" meaning stone or rock, and "charles" which is a personal name derived from the Germanic name "Karl" meaning man or husband.

The name likely originated in the northern regions of France, where many surnames were formed by combining a personal name with a descriptive term or occupation. The inclusion of "pierre" in the surname suggests that the original bearer may have lived near a prominent rock formation or worked as a stonecutter or mason.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name PIERRECHARLES can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, which mentions a person named Petrus Caroli (Peter Charles) who was a landowner in the region.

In the 13th century, a nobleman named Renaud PIERRECHARLES was documented as a knight in the service of King Louis IX during the Seventh Crusade. He participated in the siege of Damietta in Egypt in 1249 and is believed to have been awarded lands in the Île-de-France region upon his return.

During the Renaissance period, a notable figure with this surname was Jean PIERRECHARLES (1515-1589), a French Protestant theologian and scholar who taught at the University of Geneva and was influential in the spread of Calvinism in France.

Another individual of note was Marie-Louise PIERRECHARLES (1678-1745), a French painter and miniaturist who was active in Paris during the early 18th century and became a member of the prestigious Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture.

In the 19th century, Émile PIERRECHARLES (1837-1901) was a renowned French architect who designed several prominent buildings in Paris, including the Théâtre des Célestins and the Palais des Arts Libéraux for the Universal Exhibition of 1889.

The surname PIERRECHARLES remains relatively uncommon, but it has been carried by individuals from various walks of life throughout French history, reflecting its deep roots in the country's cultural and linguistic heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pierre-Charles

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pierre-Charles.

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 Pierre-Charles 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 Pierre-Charles 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 Pierre-Charles was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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