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

Family Name / Last Name: Gareau
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Worn in the west and the Pas-de-Calais, is probably a variant of Garaud, Garault, personal name of Germanic origin (Garwald: gari = + launches Waldan = govern). Alternatively, a form of vocalized Garel (qv).

How popular is Gareau?

Gareau is common in Canada.

Gareau is ranked 82644 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gareaus plummeted by 13.62799 per cent to 469 since 2000 and slipped by 7249 spots and ranked at 45569. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.87 97.61
Hispanic or Latino 1.28 0
Gareau is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 5280 people have been found who wears Gareau as their family name. Gareau is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
201,317 England2
12,172 Ghana2
50,640 Switzerland2
123,175 Tanzania1
151,601 Spain1
62,864 New Zealand1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
492,292 Ukraine1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
49,101 Denmark1
4,249 Cambodia1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with hundreds of Gareau:
35,570 United States805
15,885 France600
Countries with thousands of Gareau:
1,325 Canada3,860

Comments

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Barrett Brogan
 gareau is a surname derived park, place or one parque herds, nickname Cattle.

Gareau Namesakes

  • France Gareau, Olympic athlete

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