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

Pouliot, 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 Pouliot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pouliot in America

Pouliot is the 12083rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pouliot surname appeared 2,579 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 Pouliot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pouliot 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 Pouliot

The surname Pouliot is of French origin, originating from the province of Normandy in northern France during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Old French word "poulie," which means "pulley" or "small rope used for raising objects." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked with pulleys or ropes, perhaps in a trade such as sailing or construction.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England. The name is listed as "Puliet," which is likely an early spelling variation of Pouliot.

In the 13th century, records show a Raoul Pouliot living in the village of Bréville-sur-Mer in Normandy. This is one of the earliest known instances of the modern spelling of the surname.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name began to spread to other parts of France, including the region of Brittany. In 1626, a Jean Pouliot was born in the town of Quimper, Brittany, and later emigrated to New France (present-day Quebec, Canada) in the mid-1600s, becoming one of the earliest bearers of the name in North America.

Notable individuals with the surname Pouliot include:

1. Léon Pouliot (1892-1971), a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament.
2. Camille Pouliot (1892-1964), a Canadian historian and professor at Laval University.
3. Léonce Pouliot (1862-1925), a Quebec businessman and philanthropist.
4. Père Georges-Étienne Pouliot (1823-1890), a French-Canadian Catholic priest and missionary.
5. Jacques Pouliot (born 1950), a Canadian actor and playwright.

The surname Pouliot has maintained a strong presence in Quebec, Canada, as well as in parts of the United States, particularly in New England, where many French-Canadian immigrants settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pouliot

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

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

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