Deneau

English

Etymology

• As a French surname, from de + Neau, a place in Mayenne, possibly from Latin Nigellus, a diminutive of Nigel.
• Also as a French surname, from a variant of Daniau, northern form of the biblical name Daniel.

Compare Dano, Denault, Denio, Denno.

Proper noun

Deneau (plural Deneaus)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Deneau is the 36286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 617 individuals. Deneau is most common among White (92.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deneau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 440.