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

Thibeaux, 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 Thibeaux surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thibeaux in America

Thibeaux is the 28333rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thibeaux surname appeared 843 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 Thibeaux.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thibeaux 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 Thibeaux

The surname Thibeaux originates from France, specifically the northern regions near the border with Belgium. The name likely dates back to the 11th or 12th century. It is derived from the Old French word "thibaut," which itself comes from the Germanic name "Theudebald," meaning "people bold." This name was quite popular in medieval France.

Early spellings of the surname include Thibault, Thibaut, and Thibaud. The spelling Thibeaux emerged later as a regional variation, particularly in the areas around Lille and Arras. In medieval records, such as tax rolls and parish registers, various forms of the name can be found scattered across northern France.

One of the earliest known mentions of the name is in the 1086 Domesday Book, which records a "Thibaut de Brocas" as a landowner in Wiltshire, England. This suggests that individuals with this surname had already begun to establish themselves in England by the late 11th century.

In the 13th century, a knight named Thibaut de Navarre (born c. 1201 – died 1270) gained fame as a trouvère, a poet and composer of chansons and lyrical poetry. His works are considered among the finest examples of medieval French literature.

Another notable figure was Jean Thibault (c. 1450 – 1512), a French jurist and legal scholar who served as the chancellor of Normandy under King Louis XII. His writings on French customary law were highly influential during the Renaissance period.

In the 17th century, a Flemish painter named Theodoor van Thulden (1606 – 1669), also known as Theodoor Thibeaux or Thibault, gained recognition for his religious and mythological works in the Baroque style.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Thibeaux spelling can be found in the birth record of Jacques Thibeaux, born in 1687 in the village of Fromelles, near Lille. This suggests that the spelling variation had emerged in northern France by the late 17th century.

Over the centuries, individuals with the surname Thibeaux have made their mark in various fields, from literature and law to the arts and beyond, reflecting the rich cultural heritage associated with this historic French name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thibeaux

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

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

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