Explore the Family Name Genereux

The meaning of Genereux

French (Généreux): 1. nickname from généreux ‘generous’, from Latin generosus (see 2 below). 2. from the old personal name Généroux, from Latin Generosus, from generosus ‘distinguished, noble’. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Donat, Emile, Ovila, Serge, Simonne.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Genereux showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 27,361st most common surname and dropped to the 28,552nd position in 2010, marking a 4.35% decrease. However, the actual count of people with the surname Genereux increased minimally from 830 to 835 during the same period, reflecting a 0.6% growth rate. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by approximately 9.68%, moving from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,361	#28,552	-4.35%
Count	830	835	0.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Genereux

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Genereux surname, Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the predominant ethnicity is White, although there was a slight decrease of 2.72% from 96.02% in 2000 to 93.41% in 2010. Notable changes were seen in the categories "Two or more races" and "Hispanic". The proportion of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races increased by 37.79% (from 2.17% to 2.99%) and those identifying as Hispanic doubled from 0.96% to 1.92%. The surname did not appear among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in 2000, but by 2010, 0.84% of people with the surname identified as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	93.41%	-2.72%
Two or More Races	2.17%	2.99%	37.79%
Hispanic	0.96%	1.92%	100%
Black	0%	0.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%