Cormier is a
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surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 46.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Cormier'' were residents of Canada (frequency 1:1,439), 38.8% of the United States (1:16,985) and 13.2% of France (1:9,209).
In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:9,209) in the following regions:
* 1.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...
(1:133)
* 2.
Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" ().
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(1:1,679)
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Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley ...
(1:2,595)
* 4.
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
(1:5,303)
* 5.
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
(1:6,434)
* 6.
Île-de-France
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(1:8,172)
In Canada, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,439) in the following provinces:
* 1.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
(1:87)
* 2.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...
(1:524)
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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
(1:856)
* 4.
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
(1:1,017)
* 5.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
(1:1,376)
In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:16,985) in the following states:
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* 1. Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
(1:979)
* 2. Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
(1:1,579)
* 3. New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
(1:1,796)
* 4. (1:1,871)
* 5. Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
(1:4,509)
* 6. Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
(1:5,047)
* 7. Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...
(1:6,014)
* 8. Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
(1:12,139)
People
* Charles Cormier
Charles Cormier (June 22, 1813 – May 7, 1887) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Nationalist Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for Kennebec division from 1867 to 1887.
He was born into a family of Acadian descen ...
(1813–1887), Quebec businessman and political figure
* Chris Cormier
Broderick Christopher Cormier (born August 19, 1967), known as Chris Cormier, is a retired American bodybuilder who competed in the IFBB.
Biography
He was born in Palm Springs, California. In 1984, he placed 4th in the 167 pound weight group at ...
(born 1967), American professional bodybuilder
* Clarence Cormier
Clarence J. Cormier (July 14, 1930 – April 26, 2012) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1982 to 1987, as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of Memramcook. He was minister o ...
(1930–2012), New Brunswick politician
* Clément Cormier (1910–1987), Canadian Priest, academic and the vice chancellor and founder of Université de Moncton
* Daniel Cormier
Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Ch ...
(born 1979), American mixed martial artist
* Ernest Cormier
Ernest Cormier OC (December 5, 1885 – January 1, 1980) was a Canadian engineer and architect. He spent much of his career in the Montreal area, designing notable examples of Art Deco architecture, including the Université de Montré ...
(1885–1980), Quebec engineer and architect
* Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier
Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier (8 December 1832 – 17 December 1916) was a French people, French Dominican Order, Dominican friar and priesthood (Catholic Church), priest, who served as the 76th Master of the Order of Preachers, Master of his Order fro ...
(1832–1916), French Dominican priest, 76th Master of the Order
* J. P. Cormier (born 1969), Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
* Lance Cormier
Lance Robert Cormier (CORE-mee-ay) (born August 19, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, and Los Angele ...
(born 1980), American baseball pitcher
* Len Cormier (1924–2008), American aerospace engineer
* Liam Cormier
Liam Cormier (born February 9, 1980) is a Canadian musician from Toronto, Ontario. He is the lead singer for Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats. He is also the lead singer for the supergroup AxeWound. He is a vegetarian and lives a straight ...
(born 1980), Canadian musician
* Patrice Cormier
Patrice Victor Cormier (born June 14, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently under contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Cormier was drafted in the second round, 54th overal ...
(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
* Rheal Cormier (1967–2021), Canadian-American baseball pitcher
* Robert Cormier
Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925 – November 2, 2000) was an American author and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, ...
(1925–2000), American author, columnist, and newspaper reporter
* Robert Cormier (colonist) (1610–1712), French colonizer, ship's carpenter and family founder
* Robert De Cormier
Robert Romeo De Cormier Jr. (January 7, 1922 – November 7, 2017), sometimes known as Robert Corman, was an American musical conductor, arranger, and director. He arranged music for many singers and groups, including Harry Belafonte and Peter, P ...
(1922–2017), American musical conductor, arranger, and director
* Yvon Cormier
Yvon Cormier (November 3, 1938 – March 4, 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler. Competing primarily under the ring name The Beast, he and his three wrestling brothers made up the Cormier wrestling family. He wrestled in many countries but ...
(1938–2009), ring name "The Beast", Canadian professional wrestler
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