Proteau is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Proteau
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Worn especially in the Indre, the Vendée and the Deux-Sèvres, should be a contraction Perroteau, one of the many diminutives of the first name Pierre.

How popular is Proteau?

Proteau is common in Canada.

Proteau is ranked 164240 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Proteaus grew by 22.72727 per cent to 216 since 2000 and ranked 86314 after elevating 9719 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.98 96.59
Hispanic or Latino 4.17 0
Proteau is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Canada which may be its originating country too. Around 2236 people have been found who wears Proteau as their family name. Proteau have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
81,201 Switzerland1
7,895 South Korea1
7,292 Vietnam1
279,271 Australia1
172,258 Germany1
34,581 Chile1
2,613 The Bahamas1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,662 Belgium30
Countries with hundreds of Proteau:
23,687 France416
79,307 United States301
Countries with thousands of Proteau:
3,196 Canada1,482

Comments

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Genny Venuti
proteau is a form of familiere protais, former Christian name and patronymic Greco-Latin hybrid Protasius name, derived from the Greek protos first popularized by protais saint, martyr of the 1st century -can also represent a derivative prot, regional form (Franche-Comte , Lyon, burgundy) of provost provost, old nickname.

Proteau Namesakes

  • Sylvain Proteau, Film director

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