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

Tetreault, 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 Tetreault surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tetreault in America

Tetreault is the 8016th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tetreault surname appeared 4,128 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 Tetreault.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tetreault 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 Tetreault

The surname Tetreault originated in France during the early 16th century. It is derived from the Old French words "têtru" meaning stubborn and "haut" meaning high or tall. The name likely referred to a person of tall stature with a stubborn or tenacious personality.

Tetreault is a variation of the more common French surname Têtru, which was first recorded in the Normandy region of northern France. Early spellings included Tetreu, Tetreul, and Tetreault. The name spread throughout France during the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Tetreault can be found in a 1612 census record from the village of Rouen, where a family by the name of Tetreult is listed as residents. The name is also found in various parish records and tax rolls from the 17th and 18th centuries in northern France.

Notable individuals with the surname Tetreault include Jean-Baptiste Tetreault (1638-1711), a French merchant and landowner in the province of Normandy. Another early bearer of the name was Marie-Anne Tetreault (1701-1782), a French Catholic nun and educator who founded a school for girls in the city of Reims.

In the 19th century, the Tetreault surname began to appear in Canada, where many French immigrants settled. One of the earliest Canadian Tetreaults was Joseph Tetreault (1821-1887), a farmer and businessman in the province of Quebec. His son, François-Xavier Tetreault (1848-1923), became a prominent lawyer and politician, serving in the Quebec Legislative Assembly.

Another notable Canadian Tetreault was Marie-Louise Tetreault (1876-1954), a writer and journalist who published several works on French-Canadian literature and culture. In the United States, one of the earliest recorded Tetreaults was Louis Tetreault (1832-1901), a French-American carpenter and builder who settled in Massachusetts in the mid-19th century.

While the surname Tetreault is not as common as some other French names, it has a rich history and has been borne by individuals in various professions and walks of life over the past several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tetreault

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

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

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