How common is the surname Plourde?

4,208 people in the United States had the surname Plourde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,371 Americans. It ranked 7,866th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Plourde?

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

Who is the most famous person named Plourde?

Derrick Plourde, American musician (1971–2005).

Where is the surname Plourde most common?

Wikidata records people named Plourde in the United States.

Is the surname Plourde getting more or less common?

More common. 4,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,208 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Plourde

A French surname, carried by 4,208 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P463

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Plourde is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Plourde.

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 4,208 people named Plourde in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,371 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,122.

#7,866

rank among US surnames

4,208

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,445)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,858	Florio	4,211	73,319
#7,859	Leasure	4,210	73,336
#7,863	Moller	4,209	73,354
#7,866	Plourde	4,208	73,371
#7,868	McCourt	4,206	73,406
#7,870	Shoemake	4,205	73,423

Who is named Plourde

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

96% of people named Plourde identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Plourdes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Derrick Plourde
American musician (1971–2005)

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Plourde come from?: From French Plourde.
How common is the surname Plourde?: 4,208 people in the United States had the surname Plourde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,371 Americans. It ranked 7,866th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Plourde?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Plourde identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Plourde?: Derrick Plourde, American musician (1971–2005).
Where is the surname Plourde most common?: Wikidata records people named Plourde in the United States.
Is the surname Plourde getting more or less common?: More common. 4,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,208 in 2010, up 2.1%.