How common is the surname Cormier?

17,377 people in the United States had the surname Cormier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,767 Americans. It ranked 2,081st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cormier?

Daniel Cormier, American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist, followed by Robert Cormier.

Where is the surname Cormier most common?

Wikidata records people named Cormier in the United States.

Is the surname Cormier getting more or less common?

More common. 16,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,377 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Cormier

A French surname, carried by 17,377 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cormier is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Cormier.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,377 people named Cormier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,767 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,513.

#2,081

rank among US surnames

17,377

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,012)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,072	Blum	17,458	17,685
#2,073	Jeffers	17,455	17,688
#2,074	McCormack	17,449	17,694
#2,075	Mai	17,445	17,698
#2,076	Dumas	17,442	17,701
#2,077	Kenny	17,429	17,714
#2,078	Ceja	17,423	17,721

Who is named Cormier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Cormier identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cormiers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Cormier
American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist, born 1979
Robert Cormier
American author and journalist (1925–2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cormier

Cormier has the Soundex code C656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C656.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cormier come from?: From French Cormier.
How common is the surname Cormier?: 17,377 people in the United States had the surname Cormier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,767 Americans. It ranked 2,081st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cormier?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Cormier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cormier?: Daniel Cormier, American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist, followed by Robert Cormier.
Where is the surname Cormier most common?: Wikidata records people named Cormier in the United States.
Is the surname Cormier getting more or less common?: More common. 16,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,377 in 2010, up 5.2%.