Bureau is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bureau
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Thus was called the bure the Middle Ages. So, probably a manufacturer of this coarse cloth, possibly carrying a frock. The name is very common in the West (44, 49 above). Varientes: Burau (33) Buraud (87), Burault (36, 45) Buraux (02, 76), Bureaud (17, 43) Offices (76) Burel (29).

How popular is Bureau?

Bureau is common in Canada.

Bureau is ranked 155461 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bureau bearers increased by 3.136763 per cent in 2010 US census to 822 since 2000, the surname slipped by 653 spots and ranked at 28909. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.33 88.33
Black 11.44 9.28
Hispanic or Latino 1.82 0.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.7 0
Bureau is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Canada which may be its originating country too. Around 2401 people have been found who wears Bureau as their family name. Bureau have bearers in just 1 or 2 countries. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,041 Spain19
Countries with thousands of Bureau:
2,128 Canada2,382

Comments

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Ermelinda Spahr
 Bureau is a derivative surname meaning homespun fabric of coarse wool brown nickname manufacturer of the Cloth or the holder of a garment homespun.

Bureau Namesakes

  • Marc Bureau, Politician
  • Édouard Bureau, Botanist
  • Gaspard Bureau, Jean Bureau's brother
  • Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy, Engineer
  • Jean Guy Bureau, TV Director
  • Marc Bureau, Politician
  • Édouard Bureau, Botanist
  • Stéphan Bureau, Journalist
  • Stéphan Bureau, Journalist
  • Stéphan Bureau, Journalist
  • In 2012 horror flick, Making Off, Olivier Bureau played Cédric Dupuis.

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