How common is the surname Papineau?

1,584 people in the United States had the surname Papineau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,915 Americans. It ranked 17,709th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Papineau?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Papineau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Papineau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,584 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Papineau

A surname, carried by 1,584 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Papineau 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 1,584 people named Papineau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,915 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,515.

#17,709

rank among US surnames

1,584

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,709	Whitlatch	1,584	194,915
#17,717	Brodersen	1,583	195,038

Who is named Papineau

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

93% of people named Papineau identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.2%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Papineau?: 1,584 people in the United States had the surname Papineau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,915 Americans. It ranked 17,709th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Papineau?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Papineau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Papineau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,584 in 2010, up 4.6%.