How common is the surname Francoeur?

1,445 people in the United States had the surname Francoeur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,665 Americans. It ranked 18,899th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Francoeur?

Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player.

Where is the surname Francoeur most common?

Wikidata records people named Francoeur in the United States.

Is the surname Francoeur getting more or less common?

More common. 1,368 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,445 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Francoeur

A French surname, carried by 1,445 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Francoeur is more common than 88.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

From Old French francor (“French”).

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 1,445 people named Francoeur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 213,665 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,368.

#18,899

rank among US surnames

1,445

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,588)

Who is named Francoeur

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

86% of people named Francoeur identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Francoeurs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Francoeur
American baseball player, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Francoeur

Francoeur has the Soundex code F652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F652.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Francoeur come from?: From Old French francor (“French”).
How common is the surname Francoeur?: 1,445 people in the United States had the surname Francoeur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,665 Americans. It ranked 18,899th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Francoeur?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Francoeur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Francoeur?: Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player.
Where is the surname Francoeur most common?: Wikidata records people named Francoeur in the United States.
Is the surname Francoeur getting more or less common?: More common. 1,368 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,445 in 2010, up 5.6%.