Explore the Family Name Billeaud

The meaning of Billeaud

French: variant of Billaud, which is from the ancient Germanic personal name Biliwald, composed of the elements bili ‘gentle’ and wald ‘power, authority’, or a derivative of Old French bille ‘block, piece of tree trunk; stick’ (see Bille). History: Pierre-Jean Billaud/Billeaud from Bourgneuf-en-Retz in Loire-Atlantique, Brittany (France), married Rosalie-Félicité Grizeau in Bourgneuf-en-Retz c.1832, died in Lafayette Parish, LA, in 1877. Some characteristic forenames: French Raoul, Andre, Jacques, Marcelle.

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How common is the last name Billeaud in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Billeaud saw a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Billeaud ranked 62,236 in popularity but slipped to 65,424 in 2010, marking a decrease of 5.12%. However, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased marginally from 301 in 2000 to 303 in 2010, a growth rate of 0.66%. The proportion of people with the name Billeaud per 100,000 decreased by 9.09% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,236	#65,424	-5.12%
Count	301	303	0.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Billeaud

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Billeaud identify as White, with this group accounting for 98.01% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 98.02% in 2010. There was no recorded change in ethnic identity among other groups such as Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native from 2000 to 2010 for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.01%	98.02%	0.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%