Explore the Family Name Gendreau

The meaning of Gendreau

French: variant of Gendron. Compare Jandreau and Johndrow. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Normand, Alcide, Fernand, Gisele, Lucien, Marcel, Ovide, Andre, Camille, Florent, Herve.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gendreau saw subtle shifts in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 14,122nd in popularity amongst United States surnames and by 2010, it had dipped slightly to rank 14,505th, representing a change of -2.71%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,955 in 2000 to 2,057 in 2010, a growth of 5.22%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Gendreau per 100,000 people also declined marginally from 0.72 to 0.7 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,122	#14,505	-2.71%
Count	1,955	2,057	5.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.7	-2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gendreau

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Gendreau surname. In 2000, a vast majority, 96.47%, identified as White, reducing to 94.26% in 2010. Hispanic representation grew significantly by 85.37%, albeit from a smaller base, moving from 1.23% to 2.28%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races also saw increases in their percentages, rising by 48.78% and 76.47% respectively. Notably, there were no records of individuals with the Gendreau surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.47%	94.26%	-2.29%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.28%	85.37%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1.8%	76.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	1.22%	48.78%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%