How Many People Have the Last Name French?
people had the surname French in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,610 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+842 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname French (85.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, French ranks #381. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
French grew from 63,149 people in 2000 to 63,991 in 2010 (up 1.3%), and its rank fell from #473 to #525. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 23.41 to 21.69 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 63,149 | 63,991 |
| Rank | #473 | #525 |
| Per 100,000 people | 23.41 | 21.69 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near French
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as French: F652
👤 French as a First Name
French is a first name too: about 271 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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