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    The surname Charbonneau

    A surname, carried by 4,617 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C615

    Charbonneau: #7,230 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Charbonneau #7,230, 4,617 people Charbonneau: #7,230 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Charbonneau #7,230, 4,617 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Charbonneau is more common than 95.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,617 people named Charbonneau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,871 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,443.

    #7,230
    rank among US surnames
    4,617
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #6,960)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,224Shealy4,62066,828
    #7,228Pete4,61966,843
    #7,229Swindell4,61866,857
    #7,230Charbonneau4,61766,871
    #7,232Gordillo4,61666,886

    Who is named Charbonneau

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

    93% of people named Charbonneau identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Charbonneaus

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Toussaint Charbonneau
      American explorer (1767-1843)
    • Patricia Charbonneau
      American actress, born 1959
    • Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
      American explorer, guide, fur trapper, and military scout, 1805–1866

    Notable Charbonneaus come mostly from the United States (2) and Canada (1).

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    Surnames that sound like Charbonneau

    Charbonneau has the Soundex code C615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C615.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Charbonneau?
    4,617 people in the United States had the surname Charbonneau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,871 Americans. It ranked 7,230th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Charbonneau?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Charbonneau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Charbonneau?
    Toussaint Charbonneau, American explorer (1767-1843), followed by Patricia Charbonneau.
    Where is the surname Charbonneau most common?
    Wikidata records people named Charbonneau in the United States and Canada.
    Is the surname Charbonneau getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,617 in 2010, up 3.9%.