Poirier

See also: poirier

English

Alternative forms

• Poirrier

Etymology

Borrowed from French Poirier, from poirier (“pear tree”).

Proper noun

Poirier (plural Poiriers)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Poirier is the 3747^th 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 ?

1. a surname