How common is the surname Gaudreau?

1,938 people in the United States had the surname Gaudreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,311 Americans. It ranked 15,201st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gaudreau?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Gaudreau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gaudreau?

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

Where is the surname Gaudreau most common?

Wikidata records people named Gaudreau in the United States.

How do you pronounce Gaudreau?

Gaudreau is /ɡɔˈdɹoʊ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gaudreau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,905 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,938 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Gaudreau

A French patronymic surname, carried by 1,938 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɡɔˈdɹoʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex G360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaudreau is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

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

Gaudreau is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 1,938 people named Gaudreau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,311 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,905.

#15,201

rank among US surnames

1,938

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #14,399)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,194	Herzberg	1,939	159,229
#15,201	Munk	1,938	159,311
#15,210	Schnur	1,937	159,394

Who is named Gaudreau

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

97% of people named Gaudreau identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaudreaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Gaudreau
American ice hockey player (1993–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaudreau

Gaudreau has the Soundex code G360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G360.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gaudreau come from?: From French Gaudreau, from a diminutive form of Gautier, originating as a patronymic surname.
How common is the surname Gaudreau?: 1,938 people in the United States had the surname Gaudreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,311 Americans. It ranked 15,201st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaudreau?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Gaudreau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gaudreau?: Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (1993–2024).
Where is the surname Gaudreau most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaudreau in the United States.
How do you pronounce Gaudreau?: Gaudreau is /ɡɔˈdɹoʊ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Gaudreau?: Gaudreau is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Gaudreau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,905 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,938 in 2010, up 1.7%.