The Breaux surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,705 people carried this name — #2,842 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 12,046 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Breaux surname

A surname from French, especially common among Cajun people.

A French surname, variant of Brault, Braud.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Breaux» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Breaux in American newspapers,
1907–1917.

Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Breaux
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1917-06-07
Newspaper page from The Columbia Herald carrying the name Breaux
The Columbia Herald 1907-11-08
Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Breaux
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1917-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,311 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Breaux,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David Henry Breaux d. 2023
  • Jean Breaux 1959–2024 · politician
  • Zachary Breaux 1960–1997 · musician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Breaux,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States361 records

361 records of the Breaux name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 279
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jesse J. Breaux

    Born 1911 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Livingston; driller from St Mary Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Morgan City Cemetery, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Shelton L. Breaux

    Born 1944; from Lake Charles, Louisiana. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Florentin Breaux

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Van Cluse from Havre, aged 40; farmer. From France; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 361 records for Breaux in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France8 records

8 records of the Breaux name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Helene Breaux

    Born 1904 in Auxerre; died 1985 in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne (Yonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucien Breaux

    Born 1946 in Puymoyen; died 2000 in Saint-Michel (Charente).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcelle Eleonore Breaux

    Born 1920 in Les Adjots (Charente); died 1994 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Breaux in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Breaux name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Israel Breaux

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Victor Breaux

    Born 1871 in Chezzetcook, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record I. Breaux

    Quebec Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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