How common is the surname Gautreau?

1,595 people in the United States had the surname Gautreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,571 Americans. It ranked 17,613th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gautreau?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gautreau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gautreau?

Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, American socialite (1859-1915).

Where is the surname Gautreau most common?

Wikidata records people named Gautreau in the United States.

Is the surname Gautreau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,595 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Gautreau

A surname, carried by 1,595 people in the United States.

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). Gautreau is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,595 people named Gautreau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,571 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,532.

#17,613

rank among US surnames

1,595

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,087)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,605	Stahlman	1,596	193,450
#17,613	Hibler	1,595	193,571

Who is named Gautreau

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

96% of people named Gautreau identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gautreaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau
American socialite (1859-1915)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gautreau

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

Questions

How common is the surname Gautreau?: 1,595 people in the United States had the surname Gautreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,571 Americans. It ranked 17,613th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gautreau?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gautreau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gautreau?: Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, American socialite (1859-1915).
Where is the surname Gautreau most common?: Wikidata records people named Gautreau in the United States.
Is the surname Gautreau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,595 in 2010, up 4.1%.