View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Pelletier Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pelletier is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pëlletier. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelletier? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 5,719^th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 73,667 people. The last name Pelletier is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Pelletier reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 940,641^st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 101 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 48,323 people, or 1 in 762. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 80 percent reside, Ontario, where 6 percent reside and New Brunswick, where 5 percent reside. Beside Canada it occurs in 89 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Pelletier Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pelletier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelletier surname increased 4,650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 810 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pelletier Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pelletier last name are 10.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pelletier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.89% more than the national average, earning €35,102 per year; in Peru they earn 498.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 116,100 per year; in United States they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $45,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.1% less than the national average, earning $41,185 CAD per year.