How common is the surname Theriault?

5,855 people in the United States had the surname Theriault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,732 Americans. It ranked 5,894th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Theriault?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Theriault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Theriault getting more or less common?

More common. 5,671 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,855 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Theriault

A surname, carried by 5,855 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T643

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Theriault is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,855 people named Theriault in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,732 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,671.

#5,894

rank among US surnames

5,855

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,612)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,889	Albano	5,860	52,687
#5,890	Plant	5,858	52,705
#5,892	McCaskill	5,857	52,714
#5,894	Theriault	5,855	52,732
#5,896	Mintz	5,853	52,750

Who is named Theriault

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

94% of people named Theriault identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Theriault?: 5,855 people in the United States had the surname Theriault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,732 Americans. It ranked 5,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Theriault?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Theriault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Theriault getting more or less common?: More common. 5,671 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,855 in 2010, up 3.2%.