How common is the surname Ouellette?

13,984 people in the United States had the surname Ouellette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,078 Americans. It ranked 2,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ouellette?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ouellette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Ouellette getting more or less common?

More common. 13,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,984 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Ouellette

A surname, carried by 13,984 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ouellette is more common than 98.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,984 people named Ouellette in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,078 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,498.

#2,583

rank among US surnames

13,984

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,455)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,574	Squires	14,045	21,983
#2,575	Estep	14,037	21,995
#2,576	Arndt	14,031	22,005
#2,577	Satterfield	14,023	22,017
#2,578	Early	14,014	22,031
#2,579	Moua	14,013	22,033
#2,580	Heck	13,995	22,061

Who is named Ouellette

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

96% of people named Ouellette identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Ouellette?: 13,984 people in the United States had the surname Ouellette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,078 Americans. It ranked 2,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ouellette?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ouellette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ouellette getting more or less common?: More common. 13,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,984 in 2010, up 3.6%.