Explore the Family Name Gautreau

The meaning of Gautreau

French: derivative of the personal name Gauthier 1 and hence a cognate of Gaudreau. Compare Gauthreaux and Gautreaux. Some characteristic forenames: French Amedee, Ancil, Armand, Camille, Lucien, Marcel, Normand, Remi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gautreau has slightly decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 17,087th popular name, but by 2010 it slipped to 17,613th. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Gautreau increased from 1,532 in 2000 to 1,595 in 2010, a growth rate of 4.11%. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,087	#17,613	-3.08%
Count	1,532	1,595	4.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.54	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gautreau

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of people with the Gautreau surname identify as White, accounting for 95.82% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 95.86% in 2010. The next largest ethnic identity is Hispanic, which grew from 2.42% in 2000 to 2.51% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races also saw a slight increase from 1.17% to 1.19%. It's worth noting that there were no recorded individuals with the Gautreau surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.52% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.82%	95.86%	0.04%
Hispanic	2.42%	2.51%	3.72%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.19%	1.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.52%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%