Explore the Family Name Boissonneault
The meaning of Boissonneault
Altered form of French Boissonneau: topographic name from a diminutive of a regional variant of buisson ‘bush, scrub’ (see Boisson and Buisson), or a habitational name from a place so named in Gironde. Some characteristic forenames: French Adrien, Aurore, Francois, Germain, Luc, Lucien, Marcel, Pierre, Yvon.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Boissonneault in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Boissonneault showed a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It dropped marginally in rank from 40,335 to 40,432, indicating a minor decrease in usage of about 0.24%. Meanwhile, the count or number of individuals bearing the name increased by almost 6%, moving up from 511 to 541 people. The proportion per 100,000 people however, dipped by 5.26%, falling from 0.19 to 0.18.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #40,335 | #40,432 | -0.24% |
| Count | 511 | 541 | 5.87% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.19 | 0.18 | -5.26% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boissonneault
In terms of ethnicity, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of individuals with the surname Boissonneault identified as White, although this percentage did decline slightly from 98.83% in 2000 to 96.49% in 2010. There was no recorded change in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly though, there was a new emergence of people with this surname identifying as Hispanic in 2010, at 2.59%, where no such identification had been recorded in the previous census.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.83% | 96.49% | -2.37% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2.59% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |