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

Rabideau, 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 Rabideau surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rabideau in America

Rabideau is the 11642nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rabideau surname appeared 2,693 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 Rabideau.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rabideau 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 Rabideau

The surname Rabideau has its origins in France, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "rabide," meaning "rabid" or "furious." This could suggest that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone with a fierce or aggressive temperament.

The earliest recorded instances of the Rabideau surname can be found in various historical documents from the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northwestern France. It is possible that the name may have originated from a place name or a geographic location, as many French surnames were derived from the names of towns or villages.

One of the earliest known records of the Rabideau name appears in the parish registers of Saint-Malo, a coastal town in Brittany, where a certain Jean Rabideau was documented as a resident in the late 16th century. Another early reference can be found in the tax records of the Normandy region, where a family bearing the name Rabideau was listed as landowners in the early 17th century.

Notable individuals with the Rabideau surname throughout history include:

1. Jacques Rabideau (1625-1692), a French merchant and explorer who was among the first European settlers in what is now the Canadian province of Quebec.

2. Marie-Françoise Rabideau (1721-1795), a prominent figure in the early French settlement of Louisiana, known for her work in establishing one of the first schools in the region.

3. Pierre Rabideau (1780-1846), a French-Canadian soldier who fought in the War of 1812 and later became a respected community leader in the town of Berthier, Quebec.

4. Émile Rabideau (1842-1912), a French-Canadian sculptor and artist renowned for his ecclesiastical works and public monuments throughout Quebec.

5. Yvonne Rabideau (1901-1988), a French-American author and poet whose works explored themes of identity, immigration, and the experience of the French diaspora in the United States.

While the Rabideau surname has its roots in France, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly through French colonial expansion and immigration. Over time, variations in spelling, such as Rabidoux and Rabideaux, have emerged, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the regions where the name has been adopted.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rabideau

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

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

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