Poirier Surname
Approximately 75,027 people bear this surname
Poirier Surname Definition:
(French) Pear-Tree [from French poire, Latin pir-um, a pear]
Poirier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 38,328 | 1:961 | 49 |
| France | 22,351 | 1:2,972 | 194 |
| United States | 12,479 | 1:29,046 | 3,604 |
| Israel | 444 | 1:19,274 | 2,866 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 90 | 1:71 | 4 |
| Belgium | 88 | 1:130,644 | 18,923 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| Chile | 81 | 1:217,487 | 6,777 |
| Luxembourg | 79 | 1:7,349 | 1,128 |
| Thailand | 67 | 1:1,054,304 | 158,943 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 154 | 1:326,095 | 25,375 |
Poirier (67) may also be a first name.
Poirier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Pear-Tree [from French poire, Latin pir-um, a pear]
(French) One who grew and sold pears.
Poirier Demographics
Average Poirier Salary in
United States
$47,011 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poirier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poirier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poirier occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Poirier.
How Common Is The Last Name Poirier? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,563rd most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,132 people. The last name Poirier is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Poirier reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Poirier is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 67 people.
Poirier is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 38,328 people, or 1 in 961. In Canada Poirier is mostly found in: Quebec, where 70 percent live, Ontario, where 12 percent live and New Brunswick, where 6 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name is found in 80 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Poirier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poirier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 8,103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Poirier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Poirier surname are 7.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Poirier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 256.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,142 per year; in South Africa they earn 152.69% more than the national average, earning R 600,480 per year; in United States they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $47,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $42,784 CAD per year.
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