Cormier is a French 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 (1:133)
• 2. Pays de la Loire (1:1,679)
• 3. Centre-Val de Loire (1:2,595)
• 4. Brittany (1:5,303)
• 5. Normandy (1:6,434)
• 6. Île-de-France (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 (1:87)
• 2. Prince Edward Island (1:524)
• 3. Nova Scotia (1:856)
• 4. Quebec (1:1,017)
• 5. Northwest Territories (1:1,376)

In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:16,985) in the following states:^[1]

• 1. Louisiana (1:979)
• 2. Maine (1:1,579)
• 3. New Hampshire (1:1,796)
• 4. Massachusetts (1:1,871)
• 5. Connecticut (1:4,509)
• 6. Vermont (1:5,047)
• 7. Rhode Island (1:6,014)
• 8. Texas (1:12,139)

People

• Charles Cormier (1813–1887), Quebec businessman and political figure
• Chris Cormier (born 1967), American professional bodybuilder
• Clarence Cormier (1930–2012), New Brunswick politician
• Clément Cormier (1910–1987), Canadian Priest, academic and the vice chancellor and founder of Université de Moncton
• Daniel Cormier (born 1979), American mixed martial artist
• Ernest Cormier (1885–1980), Quebec engineer and architect
• Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier (1832–1916), French Dominican priest, 76th Master of the Order
• J. P. Cormier (born 1969), Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Lance Cormier (born 1980), American baseball pitcher
• Len Cormier (1924–2008), U.S. aerospace industry
• Liam Cormier (born 1980), Canadian musician
• Patrice Cormier (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
• Rheal Cormier (1967–2021), Canadian-American baseball pitcher
• Robert Cormier (1925–2000), American author, columnist, and newspaper reporter
• Robert Cormier (colonist) (1610–1712), French colonizer, ship's carpenter and family founder
• Robert De Cormier (1922–2017), American musical conductor, arranger, and director
• Yvon Cormier (1938–2009), ring name "The Beast", Canadian professional wrestler

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