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

Souffront, 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 Souffront surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Souffront in America

Souffront is the 64721st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Souffront surname appeared 307 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 Souffront.

We can also compare 2010 data for Souffront 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 Souffront

The surname SOUFFRONT is believed to have originated in France during the 17th century. It is thought to be derived from the French words "soufre" meaning sulfur and "front" meaning forehead or brow. This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone with a distinctive feature on their forehead or who worked with sulfur in some capacity.

One of the earliest known records of the SOUFFRONT name is found in a 1662 parish register from the village of Montfort-sur-Risle in Normandy. An entry mentions a Jacques SOUFFRONT, born to a family of tanners. It's possible the name was connected to the tanning trade which involved the use of sulfur compounds.

In 1683, a Nicolas SOUFFRONT is recorded as serving in the French military under King Louis XIV. This provides evidence that the name had spread beyond its suspected origins in Normandy by the late 17th century.

The SOUFFRONT name appears sporadically in various French records over the next two centuries. A notable bearer was Pierre SOUFFRONT, a merchant and landowner born in 1721 in Marseille. His descendants can be traced through several generations of local census and property records.

During the 19th century, the spelling variation SOUFFRANT emerged, likely due to the name's pronunciation. This version is found in records from the Auvergne region, such as the 1845 birth of Jean-Baptiste SOUFFRANT in the town of Riom.

Other individuals of note include François SOUFFRONT (1803-1876), a respected vintner from the Burgundy wine region, and Jeanne SOUFFRANT (1867-1949), a pioneering educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in Haiti after emigrating from France in the late 1800s.

While not an exhaustive list, these examples illustrate the historical presence of the SOUFFRONT surname across various regions of France and its use by individuals from diverse backgrounds over several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Souffront

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

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

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