# Gaudreau (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gaudreau/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,938 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,201 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 159,311 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (1,905 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡɔˈdɹoʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Gaudreau, from a diminutive form of Gautier, originating as a patronymic surname.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gaudreau in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gaudreau in the United States.

## People named Gaudreau

- Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (1993–2024)

## Similar surnames

Gautreau, Goudreau, Guthrie, Guidry, Gauthier, Gaither, Geter, Goodyear, Gautier, Goodrow, Gaiter, Getter.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.