Poirier Family History
Poirier Name Meaning
French: topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree,
poirier, from Old French perier.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
371,274
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Poirier
Name Distribution of Poirier Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Poirier families
 94 - 186  32 - 93 |
 1 - 31  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Poirier families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Poirier last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Poirier census records
You can see how Poirier families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Poirier census records
>
Poirier Family Origin
Poirier Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Poirier immigration records
You can find out when most of the Poirier families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Poirier immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Poirier
Click on a circle in the chart to view Poirier birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Poirier ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Poirier Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Poirier census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Poirier ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Poirier census records >
Poirier Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Poirier
276 Threads, 40
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Poirier.
Threads: 276 - Messages: 40
Start a FREE Poirier family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×