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    The surname Daignault

    A French surname, carried by 751 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D254

    Daignault: #30,946 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Daignault #30,946, 751 people Daignault: #30,946 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Daignault #30,946, 751 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Daignault is more common than 80.9% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From the French surname, variant of Dagneau, a version of Daniel. Compare Daigneau, Daigneault.

    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 751 people named Daignault in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 411,113 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 735.

    #30,946
    rank among US surnames
    751
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #30,091)

    Who is named Daignault

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

    94% of people named Daignault identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Daignault

    Daignault has the Soundex code D254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D254.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Daignault come from?
    From the French surname, variant of Dagneau, a version of Daniel. Compare Daigneau, Daigneault.
    How common is the surname Daignault?
    751 people in the United States had the surname Daignault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 411,113 Americans. It ranked 30,946th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Daignault?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Daignault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Daignault getting more or less common?
    More common. 735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 751 in 2010, up 2.2%.