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    The surname Primeau

    A surname, carried by 1,190 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P650

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Primeau is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    From the French surname, from the adjective première (“first”). Related to Premo, Primeaux.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,190 people named Primeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,175.

    #21,842
    rank among US surnames
    1,190
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #20,887)

    Who is named Primeau

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

    95% of people named Primeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Primeau

    Primeau has the Soundex code P650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P650.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Primeau come from?
    From the French surname, from the adjective première (“first”). Related to Premo, Primeaux.
    How common is the surname Primeau?
    1,190 people in the United States had the surname Primeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Primeau?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Primeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Primeau getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, up 1.3%.