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

Piquette, 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 Piquette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piquette in America

Piquette is the 45347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piquette surname appeared 472 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 Piquette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piquette 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 Piquette

The surname Piquette originates from France, and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the French word "piquette," which refers to a low-quality wine made from the leftovers of the grape pressing process. This name likely originated as a nickname for someone who produced or sold this type of wine.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Piquette can be found in the records of the French province of Normandy from the late 1500s. The name also appears in various medieval manuscripts and records from the regions of Burgundy and Champagne, where winemaking was a prominent industry.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with this surname was François Piquette, a French painter and engraver who was born in Paris around 1645 and died in 1711. His works can be found in various museums across Europe.

Another notable bearer of the Piquette name was Jean-Baptiste Piquette, a French composer and music theorist who lived from 1758 to 1823. He wrote several treatises on music theory and composition, which were widely studied in his time.

In the 19th century, the name Piquette was particularly prominent in the wine-producing regions of France. One such individual was Louis Piquette, a renowned vintner from the Bordeaux region, who was born in 1821 and died in 1892. He is credited with introducing innovative winemaking techniques that improved the quality and reputation of Bordeaux wines.

As the name spread beyond France, it also gained a foothold in regions with significant French influence, such as parts of Canada and the United States. In the late 19th century, a prominent Canadian figure named Émile Piquette (1854-1932) was a successful businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Quebec City from 1906 to 1908.

Another notable bearer of the Piquette surname was Auguste Piquette, a French-American engineer and inventor who lived from 1875 to 1954. He was instrumental in developing some of the earliest electric vehicles and held several patents related to automotive technology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piquette

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

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

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