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

Denault, 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 Denault surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Denault in America

Denault is the 17921st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Denault surname appeared 1,560 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Denault.

We can also compare 2010 data for Denault 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 Denault

The surname DENAULT originated in France and is believed to have been derived from the Old French word "deneaut," which means "the new one." This name likely referred to someone who was new to a particular area or a newcomer. The earliest recorded spelling of the name was Denault, which can be found in French records dating back to the 12th century.

The DENAULT surname is most commonly associated with the Normandy region of France, particularly the areas around Caen and Rouen. During the Middle Ages, many individuals with this surname were recorded in various official documents and records, including parish registers and tax rolls.

One of the earliest documented references to the DENAULT name can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This record mentions a landowner named Robert Denault in the county of Hampshire, England.

In the 13th century, a notable figure bearing the DENAULT surname was Guillaume Denault, a French military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War against the English. He was born in Rouen around 1280 and served under King Philip IV of France.

Another prominent individual with the DENAULT surname was Jean Denault, a French author and philosopher who lived in the 16th century. He was born in Caen in 1520 and is known for his works on ethics and moral philosophy.

During the 17th century, a DENAULT family settled in the French colony of Acadia, which is now part of eastern Canada. One of their descendants, Pierre Denault, was a prominent merchant and landowner in the region, born in 1645.

In the 18th century, a French nobleman named Louis Denault played a significant role in the French Revolution. He was born in Paris in 1758 and was a member of the National Assembly during the revolutionary period.

It is worth noting that the DENAULT surname has also been found in other parts of Europe, including Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, likely due to migration and intermarriage with French families over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Denault

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

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

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