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

Cetoute, 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 Cetoute surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cetoute in America

Cetoute is the 52619th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cetoute surname appeared 394 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 Cetoute.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cetoute 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 Cetoute

The surname CETOUTE originates from the region of Normandy in northern France, dating back to the Middle Ages around the 11th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old French words "cet" meaning "this" and "toute" meaning "all", potentially referring to someone who claimed or owned everything.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name CETOUTE can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, which lists a certain Raoul CETOUTE as a witness to a land transaction.

During the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, many Norman families with the surname CETOUTE are believed to have accompanied William the Conqueror and settled in various parts of England. The Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William I in 1086, contains several references to individuals with the surname CETOUTE or similar spellings such as CETOUT or CETUT.

Notable individuals with the surname CETOUTE throughout history include:

1. Jean CETOUTE (c. 1380 - 1448), a French knight and military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War.

2. Marguerite CETOUTE (c. 1520 - 1598), a French noblewoman and philanthropist known for her charitable works in the city of Rouen.

3. Pierre CETOUTE (c. 1610 - 1672), a French explorer and cartographer who mapped parts of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes region in North America.

4. Elizabeth CETOUTE (c. 1720 - 1795), an English writer and poet whose works included a collection of sonnets titled "Reflections on Nature".

5. Jacques CETOUTE (1825 - 1901), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Palais de la Découverte.

Over the centuries, the surname CETOUTE has also been associated with various place names, particularly in Normandy, such as the village of Cetoute-sur-Mer and the hamlet of Cetoute-le-Petit.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cetoute

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

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 Cetoute 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 Cetoute 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 Cetoute was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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