Explore the Family Name Vigneault

The meaning of Vigneault

French: 1. habitational name for someone from Vignaud in Creuse, Les Vignauds, in Haute-Vienne or Vignaux in Hautes Alpes. 2. variant of Vigneau. This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 1 above) is very rare in France. In North America, it is also an altered form of the more common variant Vignault. Compare Venier and Veno. Some characteristic forenames: French Alain, Andre, Armand, Benoit, Jeremie, Laurent, Luc, Lucien, Marcel, Michel, Normand, Yvan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vigneault saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 35,487 to 35,622, a change of -0.38%. The number of individuals with this surname, however, increased during this decade from 600 to 631, an increase of 5.17%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased slightly, from 0.22 to 0.21, representing a -4.55% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,487	#35,622	-0.38%
Count	600	631	5.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vigneault

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the vast majority of individuals with the surname Vigneault identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 97.00% to 95.88%. The proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, from 1.50% to 1.74%, a change of 16.00%. Additionally, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the proportions identifying as Black or of two or more races were negligible in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	95.88%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.5%	1.74%	16%
Black	0%	1.11%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%