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

Gelineau, 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 Gelineau surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gelineau in America

Gelineau is the 36286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gelineau surname appeared 617 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 Gelineau.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gelineau 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 Gelineau

The surname GELINEAU is of French origin, originating in the northern regions of France during the medieval period. The name is derived from the Old French word "geline," meaning "hen" or "chicken." It likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who worked with poultry or lived near a place where chickens were raised.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GELINEAU can be found in the 13th century cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Père in Chartres, where a person named Petrus Gelineau is mentioned. Another early reference is in the 14th century census records of the city of Rouen, which lists several families with the surname GELINEAU.

The name GELINEAU is also found in various historical documents from the 15th and 16th centuries, such as the parish records of Normandy and the tax rolls of the province of Picardy. During this time, variants of the name like "Gellyneau" and "Gellineau" were common.

Among the notable individuals bearing the surname GELINEAU throughout history are Jean-Baptiste Gelineau (1828-1906), a French neurologist known for his work on neurological disorders, and Charles-Philippe Gelineau (1732-1790), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris.

Another prominent figure was François-André Gelineau (1720-1790), a French composer and music theorist who served as the music director at the court of King Louis XV. In the 19th century, Léon Gelineau (1828-1905) was a French priest and hymnodist who composed numerous religious hymns and chants.

Émile Gelineau (1859-1949), a French politician and lawyer, served as a deputy in the French National Assembly and was known for his work on legal reforms. More recently, Jacques Gelineau (1920-2008) was a French liturgist and theologian who played a significant role in the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gelineau

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

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

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