Explore the Family Name Tetrault

The meaning of Tetrault

French (Tétrault): variant of Tétreau (see Tetreau) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Tétrault is rare in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Jacques, Leopaul, Michel, Adhemar, Aime, Gaston, Lucien, Napoleon, Raoul, Rodolph, Valmore, Yvon.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tetrault has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Although there was an increase in the number of people with this surname, from 1,665 in 2000 to 1,744 in 2010, its rank fell from 16,010 in 2000 to 16,475 in 2010, representing a change of -2.9. The proportion per 100k also declined by 4.84 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,010	#16,475	-2.9%
Count	1,665	1,744	4.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.59	-4.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tetrault

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Tetrault also witnessed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, however, the percentage decreased slightly from 96.04% to 94.09%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation saw a significant increase of 133.33%, going from 1.08% to 2.52%. There was also a notable uptick of 36.90% in those identifying with two or more races, increasing from 0.84% to 1.15%. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives holding this surname rose modestly by 5.00%, while no changes were observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.04%	94.09%	-2.03%
Hispanic	1.08%	2.52%	133.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.2%	1.26%	5%
Two or More Races	0.84%	1.15%	36.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%