Find out how popular the last name Boissonneault is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Boissonneault.

Boissonneault, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Boissonneault surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boissonneault in America

Boissonneault is the 40432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boissonneault surname appeared 541 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Boissonneault.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boissonneault to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Boissonneault

The surname Boissonneault is of French origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the French words "bois" meaning "wood" and "sonnette" meaning "little bell," suggesting a possible connection to a forested area or a location where bells were used, perhaps for livestock.

One of the earliest known references to the name Boissonneault can be found in the medieval records of the Normandy region of France. The name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Calvados and Orne, where it is believed to have originated.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Boissonneault name appeared in various parish records and tax rolls in these Norman regions. It is possible that the name was initially associated with a specific location or estate, as many surnames of that era were derived from place names.

In the late 17th century, a notable Boissonneault was Pierre Boissonneault, born around 1650 in the village of Colombières, Normandy. He was one of the earliest documented bearers of the name to emigrate to New France (now Quebec, Canada) in the late 1600s.

Another early figure was Jean-Baptiste Boissonneault, born in 1732 in Quebec City. He served as a merchant and played a role in the fur trade during the French colonial period in North America.

In the 19th century, Édouard Boissonneault (1820-1899) was a prominent Canadian architect and builder based in Montreal. He designed several notable buildings, including churches and public structures, during his prolific career.

During the same era, Émilie Boissonneault (1845-1929) was a renowned French-Canadian folklorist and storyteller from Quebec. She was instrumental in preserving and sharing the traditional tales and oral traditions of her region.

In more recent times, Gérard Boissonneault (1925-2009) was a distinguished Quebec lawyer and judge who served on the Superior Court of Quebec and the Court of Appeal of Quebec.

While the Boissonneault surname has its origins in France, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through French emigration to North America and other regions. However, its roots can be traced back to the medieval period in the Normandy region of France, where it likely originated as a descriptive name associated with a particular location or feature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boissonneault

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Boissonneault.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Boissonneault was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Boissonneault has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Boissonneault was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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