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

Suzanne, 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 Suzanne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Suzanne in America

Suzanne is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Suzanne surname appeared 102 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 Suzanne.

The history of the last name Suzanne

The surname Suzanne originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the French form of the Hebrew name Susanna, which means "lily" or "rose." The name Susanna can be traced back to the biblical Book of Daniel.

In the 13th century, the name Suzanne was recorded in various regions of France, including Normandy, Brittany, and the Île-de-France. It was often spelled with variations such as Susanne, Susane, or Suzane in old French documents and manuscripts.

One of the earliest known records of the surname Suzanne is found in the Cartulaire de Saint-Denis, a medieval collection of charters and documents related to the Abbey of Saint-Denis near Paris. In this cartulary, dated around 1250, a certain Jehan Suzanne is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Châtenay.

During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the surname Suzanne was associated with several notable individuals. Jean Suzanne (c. 1505-1572) was a French Protestant theologian and reformer who played a significant role in the spread of Calvinism in France. Marie Suzanne (1588-1670) was a French noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie de' Medici.

In the 17th century, the surname Suzanne appeared in the records of the French colony of Nouvelle-France (New France) in North America. Pierre Suzanne (1625-1689) was a farmer and one of the earliest settlers in the Beaupré region of Quebec.

The surname Suzanne has also been connected to certain place names in France. For instance, the village of Suzanne in the Somme department may have derived its name from an early bearer of the surname.

Among other notable individuals with the surname Suzanne throughout history are Jean-Baptiste Suzanne (1770-1846), a French playwright and librettist; Henri Suzanne (1892-1940), a French journalist and author; and Aimé Suzanne (1892-1962), a French composer and conductor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Suzanne

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

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 Suzanne 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.

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

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