Claude Lapointe
There are approximately 1 people named Claude Lapointe living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Claude with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lapointe. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Claude
32K
Alive today
Named Lapointe
10.0K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 32K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1920
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (66.3%)
Estimated bearers: 10.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #3,962
Per 100K: 2.90
Top ancestry: White (83.6%)
First name trend
Claude: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Claude. The peak year was 1920 with 1,910 births. The average person named Claude today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Claude
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Claude, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 66.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Claude described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Claude at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.3% · 22,163
- Black or African American27.1% · 9,054
- Two or more races2.8% · 923
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 764
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 262
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 261
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lapointe surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lapointe, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lapointe described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Lapointe at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.6% · 7,253
- Two or more races4.4% · 379
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.2% · 367
- Black or African American3.9% · 341
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 281
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 57
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Claude has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0092% of the US population, based on 31,517 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Claude right now.
The surname Lapointe appears at a rate of 2.90 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0029%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Claude Lapointe. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Claude Lapointe: questions and answers
How many people are named Claude Lapointe?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Claude Lapointe. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0092%) with the surname frequency (2.90 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Claude Lapointe?
We classify Claude Lapointe as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Claude a male or female name?
Claude is predominantly male. Out of 92,252 total SSA registrations, 99.0% were male and 1.0% were female. See the full Claude profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Claude Lapointe?
Find out how common the name Claude Lapointe is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.