How common is the surname Thibault?

5,870 people in the United States had the surname Thibault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,597 Americans. It ranked 5,878th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Thibault?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thibault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Thibault?

Mike Thibault, American basketball player and coach.

Where is the surname Thibault most common?

Wikidata records people named Thibault in the United States.

Is the surname Thibault getting more or less common?

More common. 5,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,870 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Thibault also a first name?

Yes. Thibault is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Thibault

A French surname, carried by 5,870 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T143 Also a first name

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

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Thibault.

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 5,870 people named Thibault in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,597 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,739.

#5,878

rank among US surnames

5,870

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,557)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,874	Vanburen	5,874	52,561
#5,875	Lombard	5,873	52,570
#5,877	Kuhl	5,872	52,579
#5,878	Wen	5,870	52,597

Who is named Thibault

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

95% of people named Thibault identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thibaults

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Thibault
American basketball player and coach, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thibault

Thibeault

Thibault has the Soundex code T143, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T143.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Thibault come from?: Borrowed from French Thibault.
How common is the surname Thibault?: 5,870 people in the United States had the surname Thibault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,597 Americans. It ranked 5,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thibault?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thibault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Thibault?: Mike Thibault, American basketball player and coach.
Where is the surname Thibault most common?: Wikidata records people named Thibault in the United States.
Is the surname Thibault getting more or less common?: More common. 5,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,870 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Thibault also a first name?: Yes. Thibault is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.