How common is the surname Buteau?

1,139 people in the United States had the surname Buteau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,067 Americans. It ranked 22,559th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Buteau?

Michelle Buteau, American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host.

Where is the surname Buteau most common?

Wikidata records people named Buteau in the United States.

Is the surname Buteau getting more or less common?

More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,139 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Buteau

A French surname, carried by 1,139 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buteau is more common than 86.1% 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 1,139 people named Buteau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,067 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 951.

#22,559

rank among US surnames

1,139

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+19.8%

change since 2000 (was #24,615)

Who is named Buteau

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

82% of people named Buteau identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%

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 Buteaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michelle Buteau
American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host, born 1977

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Surnames that sound like Buteau

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Buteau has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Other French surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Buteau come from?: Buteau is French in origin.
How common is the surname Buteau?: 1,139 people in the United States had the surname Buteau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,067 Americans. It ranked 22,559th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Buteau?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Buteau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Buteau?: Michelle Buteau, American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host.
Where is the surname Buteau most common?: Wikidata records people named Buteau in the United States.
Is the surname Buteau getting more or less common?: More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,139 in 2010, up 20%.