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

Racines, 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 Racines surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Racines in America

Racines is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Racines surname appeared 149 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 Racines.

We can also compare 2010 data for Racines 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 Racines

The surname RACINES is of French origin, deriving from the Old French word "racine" meaning "root" or "origin". It is likely that the name was initially a descriptive surname, given to someone who lived near the roots or base of a hill, mountain, or other geographic feature.

The earliest recorded instances of the RACINES surname date back to the 13th century in the region of Normandy, France. It is believed that the name may have originated in the town of Racines, located in the Calvados department of Normandy. This town's name itself is derived from the Latin word "radix", meaning "root" or "base".

In the Domesday Book, a famous medieval census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, there are no direct mentions of the RACINES surname. However, there are references to individuals with similar surnames, such as "de Radice" and "de Radicibus", which could be related to the RACINES name.

One of the earliest documented bearers of the RACINES surname was Jean RACINES, a merchant from Rouen, who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Pierre RACINES, a French jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Parlement of Paris in the 16th century (born around 1510, died in 1578).

In the 17th century, the RACINES surname gained prominence with the French dramatist and poet Jean RACINES (1639-1699), widely regarded as one of the greatest tragedians of French literature. His works, such as "Phèdre" and "Andromaque", are considered masterpieces of the French classical period.

Another individual of note was Antoine RACINES (1722-1805), a French botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and classification. He worked extensively on the flora of the West Indies and authored several influential works on botany.

In the 19th century, Louis RACINES (1828-1901) was a French architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Palais des Arts et Métiers and the Gare d'Orsay (now the Musée d'Orsay).

While the RACINES surname is more commonly found in France and other French-speaking regions, it has also been adopted by individuals in various parts of the world due to migration and intermarriage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Racines

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

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

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