How common is the surname Comeau?

5,609 people in the United States had the surname Comeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,045 Americans. It ranked 6,115th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Comeau most common?

Wikidata records people named Comeau in the United States.

Is the surname Comeau getting more or less common?

More common. 5,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,609 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Comeau

A French surname, carried by 5,609 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Comeau is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Comeau.

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 5,609 people named Comeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,045 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,448.

#6,115

rank among US surnames

5,609

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #5,813)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,108	Vestal	5,614	54,996
#6,109	Kavanaugh	5,611	55,025
#6,111	Hickson	5,610	55,035
#6,115	Comeau	5,609	55,045
#6,117	Lowrey	5,607	55,064

Who is named Comeau

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

92% of people named Comeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Comeaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andy Comeau
American actor, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Comeau

Comeau has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Comeau come from?: From French Comeau.
How common is the surname Comeau?: 5,609 people in the United States had the surname Comeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,045 Americans. It ranked 6,115th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Comeau?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Comeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Comeau?: Andy Comeau, American actor.
Where is the surname Comeau most common?: Wikidata records people named Comeau in the United States.
Is the surname Comeau getting more or less common?: More common. 5,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,609 in 2010, up 3.0%.