How common is the surname Drapeau?

1,408 people in the United States had the surname Drapeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 219,280 Americans. It ranked 19,257th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Drapeau?

In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Drapeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Drapeau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,408 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Drapeau

A French surname, carried by 1,408 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Drapeau is more common than 88.1% 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 1,408 people named Drapeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 219,280 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,279.

#19,257

rank among US surnames

1,408

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,526)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,257	Bator	1,408	219,280
#19,266	Kindt	1,407	219,435

Who is named Drapeau

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

78% of people named Drapeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Drapeau come from?: Drapeau is French in origin.
How common is the surname Drapeau?: 1,408 people in the United States had the surname Drapeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 219,280 Americans. It ranked 19,257th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Drapeau?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Drapeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Drapeau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,408 in 2010, up 10%.