# Arceneaux (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/arceneaux/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French, common among Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,818 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,924 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,067 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (5,428 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.sə.noʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Louisiana French Arceneaux.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Arceneaux in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Arceneaux in the United States.

## People named Arceneaux

- Hayley Arceneaux, American private astronaut

## Similar surnames

Arsenault, Arseneau, Aracena, Aragon, Arreguin, Archambault, Arciniega, Arizmendi, Arjona, Arcand, Argento, Argumedo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.