Poirier
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French Poirier, from poirier (“pear tree”).
Proper noun
Poirier (plural Poiriers)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Poirier is the 3747th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9453 individuals. Poirier is most common among White (94.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Poirier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
French
Etymology
From poirier (“pear tree”).
Proper noun
Poirier ?
- a surname