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

Voyer, 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 Voyer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Voyer in America

Voyer is the 43811th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Voyer surname appeared 492 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 Voyer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Voyer 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 Voyer

The surname VOYER originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "voyer," which referred to an official responsible for maintaining roads and public highways. The earliest known spelling of the name was "Voier" or "Voyier."

In the 11th century, the name VOYER appeared in various official records and legal documents, particularly in the regions of Normandy and Île-de-France. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Guillaume le Voyer, who lived in Rouen, Normandy, in the 1100s.

The surname VOYER was also found in the famous Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that some individuals with this name likely accompanied the Norman conquest of England.

During the 13th century, the name VOYER gained prominence with the rise of Guillaume Voyer, a prominent French nobleman and military leader who served under King Louis IX. He participated in the Seventh Crusade and died in Acre, Palestine, in 1270.

Another notable individual with the surname VOYER was Jean Voyer, a French explorer and cartographer who lived from 1598 to 1663. He is best known for his expeditions and mapping of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes region of North America.

In the 17th century, the name VOYER was associated with several prominent families in France, including the Voyers d'Argenson, a noble family that produced several notable statesmen and military leaders. René Voyer d'Argenson (1623-1700) served as the Governor of New France (Canada) from 1657 to 1661.

The surname VOYER has also been linked to various place names in France, such as Voyer-sur-Mer, a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, and Voyer-Montcalm, a former seigneurie (fiefdom) in Quebec, Canada, named after Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, a French military leader whose mother's maiden name was Voyer.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Voyer

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

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

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