How common is the surname Thibodeaux?

13,850 people in the United States had the surname Thibodeaux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,292 Americans. It ranked 2,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Thibodeaux?

Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and musician, followed by Kayvon Thibodeaux.

Where is the surname Thibodeaux most common?

Wikidata records people named Thibodeaux in the United States.

Is the surname Thibodeaux getting more or less common?

More common. 13,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,850 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Thibodeaux

A French surname, carried by 13,850 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T132

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thibodeaux is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Thibodeaux.

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 13,850 people named Thibodeaux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,292 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,199.

#2,602

rank among US surnames

13,850

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,508)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,593	Humphreys	13,895	22,220
#2,594	Renner	13,889	22,230
#2,595	Alves	13,882	22,241
#2,596	Forrester	13,878	22,247
#2,597	Coy	13,875	22,252
#2,598	Dykes	13,874	22,254
#2,599	Branham	13,872	22,257

Who is named Thibodeaux

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

79% of people named Thibodeaux identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thibodeauxs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keith Thibodeaux
American actor and musician, born 1950
Kayvon Thibodeaux
American football player (born 2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thibodeaux

Thibodaux

Thibodeaux has the Soundex code T132, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T132.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Thibodeaux come from?: Borrowed from French Thibodeaux.
How common is the surname Thibodeaux?: 13,850 people in the United States had the surname Thibodeaux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,292 Americans. It ranked 2,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thibodeaux?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Thibodeaux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Thibodeaux?: Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and musician, followed by Kayvon Thibodeaux.
Where is the surname Thibodeaux most common?: Wikidata records people named Thibodeaux in the United States.
Is the surname Thibodeaux getting more or less common?: More common. 13,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,850 in 2010, up 4.9%.