How common is the surname Nadeau?

12,236 people in the United States had the surname Nadeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,233 Americans. It ranked 2,929th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nadeau?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nadeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Nadeau?

Luann de Lesseps, American reality television personality, model, socialite, actress, author, singer (born 1.

Where is the surname Nadeau most common?

Wikidata records people named Nadeau in the United States.

Is the surname Nadeau getting more or less common?

More common. 11,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,236 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Nadeau

A French surname, carried by 12,236 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nadeau is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Nadeau.

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 12,236 people named Nadeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,233 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,931.

#2,929

rank among US surnames

12,236

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,780)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,920	Cáceres	12,269	25,165
#2,921	Braxton	12,268	25,167
#2,922	Ashton	12,263	25,177
#2,924	Begum	12,255	25,193
#2,925	Scarborough	12,252	25,200
#2,926	Dewey	12,249	25,206
#2,927	Alfonso	12,246	25,212

Who is named Nadeau

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

93% of people named Nadeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nadeaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Luann de Lesseps
American reality television personality, model, socialite, actress, author, singer (born 1, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nadeau

Nadeau has the Soundex code N300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N300.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nadeau come from?: Borrowed from French Nadeau.
How common is the surname Nadeau?: 12,236 people in the United States had the surname Nadeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,233 Americans. It ranked 2,929th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nadeau?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nadeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Nadeau?: Luann de Lesseps, American reality television personality, model, socialite, actress, author, singer (born 1.
Where is the surname Nadeau most common?: Wikidata records people named Nadeau in the United States.
Is the surname Nadeau getting more or less common?: More common. 11,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,236 in 2010, up 2.6%.