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

Quebedeaux, 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 Quebedeaux surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quebedeaux in America

Quebedeaux is the 27260th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quebedeaux surname appeared 887 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 Quebedeaux.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quebedeaux 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 Quebedeaux

The surname QUEBEDEAUX originates from France, specifically the northern regions near the border with Belgium. It can be traced back to the early 16th century, deriving from the Old French words "quebe" meaning "hill" and "deau" meaning "water". The combination suggests a connection to a location with a hill near a body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 1537 parish record from the village of Oudenarde, located in present-day Belgium. The entry lists a "Jehan Quebedeaux" as a resident of the area. This suggests the name may have originated in this region before spreading to other parts of northern France.

Historical records from the 17th century show the name was present in the provinces of Picardy and Normandy. A notable example is Jean-Baptiste Quebedeaux, born in 1628 in Rouen, who served as a merchant and alderman in the city's government.

During the 18th century, the name can be found in various documents from the region around Calais, including a 1742 census listing a family headed by Pierre Quebedeaux. This could indicate a connection to the nearby village of Quesques, whose name shares similarities with the surname.

One of the earliest known instances of the name in North America is that of Jacques Quebedeaux, born in 1739 in Normandy, who immigrated to Louisiana in the 1760s as part of the Acadian diaspora. He became a prominent landowner and his descendants helped establish the Quebedeaux name in the region.

Other notable individuals with this surname include Émile Quebedeaux, a French writer and poet born in 1871 in Lille, and Auguste Quebedeaux, a World War I veteran from Calais who received the Croix de Guerre for his military service.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quebedeaux

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

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

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