Explore the Family Name Crepeau

The meaning of Crepeau

French (Crépeau): nickname for someone with curly hair, from a derivative of Old French cresp(e) ‘curly-haired’ (from Latin crispus). Compare Crapo. History: Maurice Crépeau from Les Roches-Baritaud in Vendée, France, married Marguerite Laverdure in QC in 1665. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Adelore, Armand, Gabrielle, Henri, Jacques, Lucien, Michel, Pierrette, Simonne.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Crepeau has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Crepeau was ranked as the 24,949th most popular surname in the U.S., with about 935 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, however, the rank dropped to 26,549, and the count decreased marginally to 918 people. This equates to a 6.41% decrease in rank and a 1.82% decrease in count over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,949	#26,549	-6.41%
Count	935	918	-1.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.31	-11.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crepeau

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows slight changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Crepeau surname from 2000 to 2010. The vast majority of individuals with the Crepeau surname identified as White, although this percentage fell slightly from 97.11% in 2000 to 94.66% in 2010. The number of Crepeaus identifying as Hispanic saw the greatest increase, jumping from 0.75% in 2000 to 2.40% in 2010, a 220% increase. Those reporting two or more ethnicities also increased, from 1.39% to 1.74%. The census reported minimal changes in the other ethnic identities associated with the surname Crepeau during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	94.66%	-2.52%
Hispanic	0.75%	2.4%	220%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.74%	25.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%