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    The surname Poisson

    A French surname, carried by 1,822 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈpwɑ.sɒn/ 2 syllables Soundex P250

    Poisson: #15,947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Poisson #15,947, 1,822 people Poisson: #15,947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Poisson #15,947, 1,822 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poisson is more common than 90.2% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).

    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 1,822 people named Poisson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,454 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,736.

    #15,947
    rank among US surnames
    1,822
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5%
    change since 2000 (was #15,485)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,938Allyn1,823169,361
    #15,947Butner1,822169,454
    #15,955Brightman1,821169,547

    Who is named Poisson

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

    93% of people named Poisson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Poisson come from?
    Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).
    How common is the surname Poisson?
    1,822 people in the United States had the surname Poisson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,454 Americans. It ranked 15,947th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Poisson?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Poisson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Poisson?
    Poisson is /ˈpwɑ.sɒn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Poisson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,736 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,822 in 2010, up 5.0%.