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

Vaudreuil, 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 Vaudreuil surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vaudreuil in America

Vaudreuil is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vaudreuil surname appeared 221 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 Vaudreuil.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vaudreuil 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 Vaudreuil

The surname VAUDREUIL originates from France and dates back to the 17th century. It is derived from the French place name "Vaudreuil", which is located in the northern region of Normandy. The name itself is a combination of the French words "val" meaning "valley" and "dreuil" meaning "small stream".

VAUDREUIL is believed to have first appeared in historical records during the reign of King Louis XIV of France (1643-1715). One of the earliest documented references to the name can be found in the cartularies and charters of the Benedictine Abbey of Fécamp, located in the town of Fécamp, Normandy.

In the late 17th century, Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (1643-1725), a French naval officer and colonial administrator, served as the Governor of New France (present-day Canada) from 1703 to 1725. His son, Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1681-1763), also held the position of Governor of New France from 1725 to 1726.

Another notable figure with the surname VAUDREUIL was Louis-Philippe Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1691-1763), a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor General of New France from 1755 to 1760, during the French and Indian War.

In England, the name VAUDREUIL appeared in the form of "Vaudrey" or "Vawdrey" and can be traced back to the 12th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of this spelling was in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1191, which mentioned a Richard Vaudrey.

Another notable individual with the surname VAUDREUIL was Jean-François de Pauw (1739-1799), a French military officer and diplomat who served as the Governor General of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) from 1786 to 1790. He was also known by the name "Vaudreuil" during his time in Haiti.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vaudreuil

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

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

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