Where does the surname Beausoleil come from?

Beausoleil is French in origin.

How common is the surname Beausoleil?

1,247 people in the United States had the surname Beausoleil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. It ranked 21,068th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Beausoleil?

Bobby Beausoleil, American criminal.

Where is the surname Beausoleil most common?

Wikidata records people named Beausoleil in the United States.

Is the surname Beausoleil getting more or less common?

More common. 1,146 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,247 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Beausoleil

A French surname, carried by 1,247 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B244

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beausoleil is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,247 people named Beausoleil in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,146.

#21,068

rank among US surnames

1,247

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,307)

Who is named Beausoleil

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Beausoleil identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Beausoleils

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bobby Beausoleil
American criminal, born 1947

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Beausoleil come from?: Beausoleil is French in origin.
How common is the surname Beausoleil?: 1,247 people in the United States had the surname Beausoleil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. It ranked 21,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Beausoleil?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Beausoleil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Beausoleil?: Bobby Beausoleil, American criminal.
Where is the surname Beausoleil most common?: Wikidata records people named Beausoleil in the United States.
Is the surname Beausoleil getting more or less common?: More common. 1,146 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,247 in 2010, up 8.8%.