How common is the surname Goudreau?

1,405 people in the United States had the surname Goudreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 219,748 Americans. It ranked 19,282nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Goudreau?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Goudreau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Goudreau?

Barry Goudreau, American guitarist.

Where is the surname Goudreau most common?

Wikidata records people named Goudreau in the United States.

Is the surname Goudreau getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,405 in 2010, down 4.1%.

The surname Goudreau

A French surname, carried by 1,405 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). Goudreau is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Goudreau. This surname is principally found among French Canadians.

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 1,405 people named Goudreau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 219,748 Americans. That is down 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,465.

#19,282

rank among US surnames

1,405

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,660)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,275	Hanus	1,406	219,591
#19,282	Lovitt	1,405	219,748
#19,291	Vasko	1,404	219,904

Who is named Goudreau

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

89% of people named Goudreau identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.5%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goudreaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barry Goudreau
American guitarist, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Goodreau
Goodrow

Surnames that sound like Goudreau

Goudreau 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 Goudreau come from?: From French Goudreau. This surname is principally found among French Canadians.
How common is the surname Goudreau?: 1,405 people in the United States had the surname Goudreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 219,748 Americans. It ranked 19,282nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goudreau?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Goudreau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Goudreau?: Barry Goudreau, American guitarist.
Where is the surname Goudreau most common?: Wikidata records people named Goudreau in the United States.
Is the surname Goudreau getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,405 in 2010, down 4.1%.
What are other spellings of Goudreau?: Goodreau and Goodrow.