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

Vienneau, 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 Vienneau surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vienneau in America

Vienneau is the 44808th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vienneau surname appeared 479 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 Vienneau.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vienneau 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 Vienneau

The surname Vienneau is of French origin and can be traced back to the region of Poitou in western France, where it was first recorded in the 12th century. The name is derived from the Old French word "vignau," which referred to a vineyard or wine-growing area.

In the late 16th century, records show a family bearing the name Vienneau residing in the village of Saint-Gilles-sur-Vie, near the city of Nantes. Some of the earliest known instances of the name appear in baptismal records from this area, including Jacques Vienneau, born in 1587, and Marie Vienneau, born in 1593.

During the 17th century, several members of the Vienneau family emigrated to Acadia, a French colony located in what is now eastern Canada. One of the earliest recorded Acadians with this surname was Michel Vienneau, who settled in Port-Royal (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia) around 1640.

The Vienneau name is closely associated with the Acadian expulsion of 1755, when the British forcibly deported thousands of French settlers from Acadia. Many Acadian families bearing the name Vienneau were among those displaced, with some eventually finding refuge in Louisiana, where they became part of the Cajun population.

Notable individuals with the surname Vienneau throughout history include:

1. Pierre Vienneau (1591-1660), a French settler in Acadia and one of the earliest documented members of the Vienneau family in North America.
2. Joseph Vienneau (1695-1755), an Acadian farmer and militia captain who was imprisoned and deported during the Acadian expulsion.
3. Louis Vienneau (1743-1815), an Acadian who settled in Louisiana after the expulsion and is considered one of the founding families of the Cajun community.
4. Prudent Vienneau (1814-1892), a Canadian politician and businessman from New Brunswick who served as a member of the province's Legislative Assembly.
5. Alphonse Vienneau (1854-1917), a French-Canadian lawyer, journalist, and politician who represented constituencies in both Quebec and New Brunswick.

While the surname Vienneau has its roots in France, it has become closely intertwined with the history and culture of the Acadian and Cajun communities in North America, where it continues to be a prominent name to this day.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vienneau

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

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

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