Fournier Surname

3,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fournier Surname Definition:

(French) Oven-Keeper; Parish- Baker [from French fourn-eau, oven; hat. furn-us]

Fournier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France87,2181:76218
Canada34,2991:1,07466
United States19,2071:18,8712,371
Switzerland2,8421:2,890363
Belgium8741:13,1541,984
Argentina8441:50,6444,277
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Mexico3801:326,6487,109
Dominican Republic3621:28,8201,731
Spain3431:136,30310,284
Germany3051:263,95228,196
Cuba2751:41,9011,850
Brazil2581:829,74530,014
England2511:221,98418,690
French Polynesia2391:1,175153
Costa Rica2191:21,827748
Puerto Rico1641:21,647746
Thailand1521:464,72681,315
New Caledonia1461:1,892154
Peru1321:240,78910,128
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Italy841:728,05660,909
Australia721:374,94030,993
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Chile491:359,5209,978
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Austria381:224,09027,245
Malta301:14,342837
Ecuador291:548,47711,265
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Panama181:217,3486,003
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Guam161:10,0081,526
Wales151:206,30213,003
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
China131:105,178,5825,529
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India71:109,580,769786,157
Monaco71:5,295668
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7051:71,2327,655

Fournier (137) may also be a first name.

Fournier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Oven-Keeper; Parish- Baker [from French fourn-eau, oven; hat. furn-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) One who baked bread, a baker.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

French A baker or furnaceman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fournier Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fournier Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fournier occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fournier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,746th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,612 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Fournier are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fournier is also the 790,880th most prevalent first name globally, held by 137 people.

The surname Fournier is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 87,218 people, or 1 in 762. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in 114 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Fournier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fournier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fournier last name increased 2,724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 810 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 267 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fournier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (71%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Fournier last name are 9.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fournier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning €31,621 per year; in Peru they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,149 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.87% more than the national average, earning R 289,608 per year; in United States they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $46,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.53% less than the national average, earning $42,464 CAD per year.

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Fournier Reference & Research

Fournier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fournier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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