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

Soublet, 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 Soublet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Soublet in America

Soublet is the 133863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Soublet surname appeared 126 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 Soublet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Soublet 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 Soublet

The surname Soublet is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It likely derived from the Old French word "soubz," meaning "under" or "below," and may have been an occupational name for someone who lived or worked below or near a particular landmark or geographic feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Rolls of Normandy, a collection of documents from the 12th and 13th centuries. Here, the name is spelled "Soublé," which suggests a connection to the Norman-French dialect.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various records from the region of Picardy, in northern France. A notable example is Jacques Soublet, a merchant and landowner from the town of Amiens, who lived around 1350.

As the name spread across France, regional variations in spelling emerged, such as "Soublette" and "Soubleau." These variations were often indicative of the specific region or dialect from which the family originated.

During the 16th century, the Soublet name gained prominence in the city of Lyon. Antoine Soublet (1515-1589) was a renowned silk merchant and member of the city's wealthy merchant class.

In the 17th century, the Soublet family established a foothold in the French colonial empire. Jean-Baptiste Soublet (1635-1702) was a French explorer and trader who helped establish trade routes and settlements in present-day Louisiana and Mississippi.

Another notable figure was Marie-Geneviève Soublet (1690-1768), a French noblewoman and patron of the arts. She was a prominent figure in the salons of Paris and hosted many of the era's leading philosophers and writers.

As the Soublet name spread throughout France and its colonies, it also found its way into various European countries, such as Belgium and Switzerland, where it was sometimes spelled "Soublett" or "Soublejt."

While the name has undergone various spelling changes over the centuries, its origins can be traced back to medieval France, where it likely originated as an occupational surname for those living or working near a specific geographic feature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Soublet

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

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

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