Pelletier is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pelletier
No. of characters: 9
Origin: France
Meaning:

One who prepared skins, a skinner.

How popular is Pelletier?

Pelletier is common in Canada, France, United States, Dominican Republic, Switzerland, Morocco, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Thailand, Australia.

Pelletier is ranked 5723 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Pelletier bearers increased by 3.13 per cent in 2010 US census to 17808 since 2000, the surname slipped by 115 spots and ranked at 2026. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.1 96.58
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 1.27
Others 1.27 1.11
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.55 0.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.41
Black 0.32 0.3
Pelletier is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 98922 people have been found who wears Pelletier as their family name. Pelletier is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Pelletier:
28 Canada48,323
173 France25,548
2,050 United States22,408
Countries with hundreds of Pelletier:
1,015 Dominican Republic778
4,533 Switzerland272
29,345 Morocco204
17,283 Argentina204
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
45,370 Germany147
101,799 Thailand118
24,097 Australia102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
39,238 England81
557 New Caledonia78
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,441 Belgium49
21,548 Mexico47
44,772 Spain33
162,221 Brazil31
908 Guam25
2,339 French Polynesia25
6,157 Panama17
73,425 Czechia12
126,214 Poland11
13,584 Burkina Faso11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
20,332 Scotland10
8,353 Trinidad and Tobago9
81,336 Sweden9
21,385 Ecuador8
39,626 Denmark8
118,213 Italy7
46,139 Ivory Coast7
668 Monaco7
493,300 Russia6
35,997 Chile6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

50 years old farmer U Pelletier who was residing in France migrated to USA on November 10, 1852 by Samuel M Fox put out from Havre. Georg Pelletier, 4 months old Babette Pelletier, Heinrich Pelletier (30) Farmer, Farmer Marguerite Pelletier, Clementine Pelletier (12), 36 years old Francoise Pelletier, Farmer August Pelletier, M. Pelletier, aged 17, and 47 other Pelletier around 39.47% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and merchant, dressmaker, real estate agent migrated to US.

Pelletier Namesakes

  • Jean Pelletier, Canadian politician,
  • Jean-Jacques Pelletier, French Canadian philosophy professor and author
  • Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian conductor, pianist, composer
  • Delphine Pelletier, athlete from France, who competes in triathlon
  • Yves Pelletier, Canadian film director, actor and comedian
  • Louis Pelletier, American author of radio dramas and screenplays for motion pictures and television
  • Rufus Ferrand Pelletier, early resident and principal founder of Jacksonville
  • Brigitte Pelletier, Quebec lawyer and associate deputy minister of the Quebec Ministry of Justice
  • Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, French Roman Catholic nun
  • Madeleine Pelletier, French physician, psychiatrist
  • Pierre Joseph Pelletier, French chemist and pharmacist
  • David Pelletier, Canadian pairs figure skater
  • Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician
  • Roger Pelletier, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
  • Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier, Canadian lawyer, militia officer, politician
  • Bruno Pelletier, Québécois singer
  • Marie Denise Pelletier, francophone Canadian singer
  • Yannick Pelletier, Swiss chess player who lives in Paris, France
  • Jean-Marc Pelletier, Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Louis-Philippe Pelletier, Canadian lawyer, journalist, newspaper owner
  • Benoît Pelletier, is lawyer, academic
  • Kandice Pelletier, beauty queen and swimwear designer from Marietta
  • Irvin Pelletier, Quebec politician and notary
  • Irénée Pelletier, Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • René-Antoine Pelletier, station agent and a Canadian federal political politician
  • Joel Pelletier, American contemporary musician, painter

Pelletier Namesakes

  • Jean Pelletier, Canadian politician,
  • Jean-Jacques Pelletier, French Canadian philosophy professor and author
  • Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian conductor, pianist, composer
  • Delphine Pelletier, athlete from France, who competes in triathlon
  • Yves Pelletier, Canadian film director, actor and comedian
  • Louis Pelletier, American author of radio dramas and screenplays for motion pictures and television
  • Rufus Ferrand Pelletier, early resident and principal founder of Jacksonville
  • Brigitte Pelletier, Quebec lawyer and associate deputy minister of the Quebec Ministry of Justice
  • Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, French Roman Catholic nun
  • Madeleine Pelletier, French physician, psychiatrist
  • Pierre Joseph Pelletier, French chemist and pharmacist
  • David Pelletier, Canadian pairs figure skater
  • Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician
  • Roger Pelletier, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
  • Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier, Canadian lawyer, militia officer, politician
  • Bruno Pelletier, Québécois singer
  • Marie Denise Pelletier, francophone Canadian singer
  • Yannick Pelletier, Swiss chess player who lives in Paris, France
  • Jean-Marc Pelletier, Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Louis-Philippe Pelletier, Canadian lawyer, journalist, newspaper owner
  • Benoît Pelletier, is lawyer, academic
  • Kandice Pelletier, beauty queen and swimwear designer from Marietta
  • Irvin Pelletier, Quebec politician and notary
  • Irénée Pelletier, Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • René-Antoine Pelletier, station agent and a Canadian federal political politician
  • Joel Pelletier, American contemporary musician, painter

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