Explore the Family Name Neault

The meaning of Neault

French: 1. variant of Nault and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. In France, it is found mainly in Côte d’Or. 2. variant of Neau. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Donat, Leontine, Marcel, Renald.

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

The surname Neault ranked 43,875 in popularity based on the 2000 Decennial U.S. Census data, and then it shifted to 45,804 in 2010. This change indicates a slight drop in its popularity by approximately 4.4%. However, the count of individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, seeing a marginal increase from 463 in 2000 to 466 in 2010, which is an increase of 0.65%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of about 5.88% from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,875	#45,804	-4.4%
Count	463	466	0.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neault

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals bearing the surname Neault identified as White, with percentages of 94.82% in 2000 and 93.99% in 2010, marking a slight decrease of 0.88%. The number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black was zero in both census years. There was a notable rise among those who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 1.73% in 2000 to 3.00% in 2010, signifying a significant increase of 73.41%. Those who identified with two or more races decreased from 2.59% in 2000 to 1.50% in 2010, a considerable decline of 42.08%. There was no representation of the Hispanic community in 2000, but in 2010, it rose to 1.07%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.82%	93.99%	-0.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.73%	3%	73.41%
Two or More Races	2.59%	1.5%	-42.08%
Hispanic	0%	1.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%