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

Thibou, 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 Thibou surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thibou in America

Thibou is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thibou surname appeared 149 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 Thibou.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thibou 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 Thibou

The surname THIBOU is of French origin, originating in the northwestern regions of France such as Normandy and Brittany. It is derived from the Old French words "thiebault" or "thibault," which were personal names derived from the Germanic "Theud" meaning "people" and "bald" meaning "bold" or "brave."

THIBOU likely emerged as a surname during the late medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century, as the practice of adopting hereditary surnames became more widespread in Europe. The earliest known record of the name THIBOU dates back to 1195, when it appeared in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Évroult, a collection of charters and records from a Benedictine abbey in Normandy.

In the 13th century, a notable bearer of the name was Pierre THIBOU, a Norman knight who fought alongside King Philip II of France during the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France. Another early record comes from the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a registry of citizens in the city of Rouen, which listed a Jean THIBOU in 1292.

During the 14th century, the surname THIBOU appeared in various parts of northern France, including the regions of Picardy and Île-de-France. One notable figure from this period was Jehan THIBOU, a wealthy merchant from Amiens who served as a city alderman in the early 1300s.

In the 15th century, the THIBOU surname spread to other parts of France, including the central regions of Orléanais and Berry. A prominent bearer of the name was Jacques THIBOU, a lawyer and judge who served as the Lieutenant General of the Bailliage d'Orléans, a royal administrative division, in the late 1400s.

Fast-forwarding to the 17th century, a notable figure was Pierre THIBOU (1617-1689), a French Benedictine monk and scholar who wrote extensively on theology and church history. Another was René THIBOU (1648-1720), a French architect who designed several churches and buildings in Paris and its surrounding regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thibou

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

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

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