How common is the surname Garneau?

1,350 people in the United States had the surname Garneau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,700 Americans. It ranked 19,896th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Garneau?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Garneau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Garneau?

Chris Garneau, American songwriter-singer and musician.

Where is the surname Garneau most common?

Wikidata records people named Garneau in the United States.

Is the surname Garneau getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,350 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Garneau

A French surname, carried by 1,350 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garneau is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Garneau.

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 1,350 people named Garneau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 228,700 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,372.

#19,896

rank among US surnames

1,350

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,551)

Who is named Garneau

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

95% of people named Garneau identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Garneaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Garneau
American songwriter-singer and musician, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garneau

Garneau has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Garneau come from?: Borrowed from French Garneau.
How common is the surname Garneau?: 1,350 people in the United States had the surname Garneau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,700 Americans. It ranked 19,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garneau?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Garneau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Garneau?: Chris Garneau, American songwriter-singer and musician.
Where is the surname Garneau most common?: Wikidata records people named Garneau in the United States.
Is the surname Garneau getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,350 in 2010, down 1.6%.