Poirier
See also: poirier
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Poirier, from poirier (“pear tree”).
Proper noun
editPoirier (plural Poiriers)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Poirier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
French
editEtymology
editFrom poirier (“pear tree”).
Proper noun
editPoirier ?
- a surname