Explore the Family Name Thibodaux

The meaning of Thibodaux

Variant of Thibodeaux, a surname of French origin. Some characteristic forenames: French Agathe, Alcide, Alphonse, Andre, Armand, Gillis, Leonce, Lucien, Noemie, Odette, Timothee.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Thibodaux saw a marginal decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Thibodaux ranked as the 15,530th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to the 15,712th position, representing a change of -1.17%. The total count of individuals with the Thibodaux surname, however, increased from 1,729 to 1,856 during this period, marking a rise of 7.35%. However, the proportion per 100k people decreased by -1.56%, moving from 0.64 to 0.63.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,530	#15,712	-1.17%
Count	1,729	1,856	7.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.63	-1.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thibodaux

The ethnic identity of individuals bearing the surname Thibodaux also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of Thibodauxs identified as White, though the percentage dropped slightly from 93.06% in 2000 to 92.78% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Black saw an increase of 6.77%, rising from 3.99% in 2000 to 4.26% in 2010. The percentage of Thibodauxs identifying as Hispanic saw a significant decline of 19.69%, moving from 1.27% to 1.02%. Individuals reporting two or more races also decreased slightly from 1.04% to 1.02%. No Thibodauxs reported Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.06%	92.78%	-0.3%
Black	3.99%	4.26%	6.77%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.02%	-1.92%
Hispanic	1.27%	1.02%	-19.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%