Paquette Surname

13,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Paquette Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Pachase (Easter devotions); the itinerant seller of fagots.

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Paquette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada25,7791:1,429117
United States13,1811:27,4993,437
France7301:90,99013,122
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Israel141:611,26042,949
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Dominica21:37,946685
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Guam11:160,1214,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:218,34218,603

Paquette (45) may also be a first name.

Paquette Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Pachase (Easter devotions); the itinerant seller of fagots.

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

User-submitted Reference

An occupational name, from parquet, meaning a gatherer of seller of firewood.

- paquettehunter

Paquette Last Name Facts

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

Paquette is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Paquette click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paquette? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,958th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,398 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Paquette live; 97 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Paquette is also the 1,504,468th most common forename world-wide, borne by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 25,779 people, or 1 in 1,429. In Canada Paquette is mostly found in: Quebec, where 71 percent live, Ontario, where 20 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Excluding Canada Paquette occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Paquette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paquette has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Paquette last name expanded 5,731 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paquette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paquette are 7.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Paquette earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $43,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pacquette94627/
Pasquette94244/
Pauquette94151/
Paquettte942/
Patquette941/
Payquette941/
Paquettee941/
Paquettej941/
Panquette940/
Paquete937,259/
Paquett9331/
Paqette935/
Poquette881,320/
Paquotte88208/
Pasquett88146/
Pequette8889/
Paquatte8833/
Paguette8810/
Pazquett8810/
Pacquett889/
Pasquete886/
Pacquete885/
Paukette885/
Pauqette882/
Pacuette882/
Pacqette881/
Paqeutte881/
Paqueete881/
Paqueted881/
Paquitte881/
Paqquete881/
Pauquett880/
Paqueite880/
Panquett880/
Paquet8626,427/
Pouquette82152/
Pacquetet82104/
Pocquette8270/
Pacquotte8218/
Ponquette821/
Phoquette820/
Poequette820/
Pauguette820/
Poquettie820/
Poiquette820/
Pasquet8010,894/
Pauquet80917/
Pacquet80404/
Paquite80174/
Paquiet8094/
Pequete8016/
Paukett809/
Poquett809/
Pacette806/
Paquetá804/
Pazquet804/
Poquete803/
Paqueti802/
Poqette801/
Padqett801/
Paguete801/
Paquest801/
Paquête801/
Paguett800/
Paqueat800/
Paqet771/
Pasquite75227/
Packette7548/
Poucette7544/
Pasqueti7542/
Paguetti7536/
Ponquett7513/
Pacquets7513/
Pasquets757/
Poguette751/
Poqueite751/
Poquetee751/
Pachette751/
Pasqueth751/
Pasquest751/
Pascquet751/
Painquet751/
Pooquett751/
Pouquett751/
Pogquett750/
Poukette750/
Peauquet750/
Payquitt750/
Pacete713,252/
Paquit713,199/
Poquet712,530/
Paguet71342/
Pâquet7144/
Paucet7142/
Pakett7134/
Pascuetti7125/
Pakete7124/
Pacett714/
Pouchette713/
Pakuet713/
Paqote712/
Paqued712/
Pauqet711/
Póquet711/
Pouguette711/
Pauchet673,029/
Packett671,368/
Pouquet67434/
Pascuet67419/
Pacatte67316/
Pocquet67270/
Pacquit67135/
Pecotte67134/
Pacotte67112/
Peuquet6793/
Pecatte6752/
Pachete6740/
Peyquet6732/
Pequite6710/
Poqueta678/
Poiquet673/
Pagueti673/
Pachett672/
Pacuite672/
Paketti672/
Pacqued672/
Paucite672/
Peakett671/
Posquet671/
Poguett671/
Padkett671/
Pacetty671/
Paquyot671/
Paucīte671/
Paguite671/
Paqiste671/
Packuet671/
Pocuete671/
Paccete671/
Paquith670/
Ponquet670/
Pokette670/
Pequety670/

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Paquette Reference & Research

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