The Comeaux surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,066 people carried this name — #4,972 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,702 in 2000.

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In print

Comeaux in American newspapers,
1914–1921.

Newspaper page from The Pensacola Journal carrying the name Comeaux
The Pensacola Journal 1921-09-24
Newspaper page from Americus Times-recorder carrying the name Comeaux
Americus Times-recorder 1914-02-13
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Optic carrying the name Comeaux
Las Vegas Optic 1914-02-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,818 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Comeaux,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sheila S. Smith 1962–2012
  • Amie Comeaux 1976–1997 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Comeaux,
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 States208 records

208 records of the Comeaux name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Louis J. Comeaux

    Born 1921 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1942 at New Orleans; shipping clerk from Orleans Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Dulac, 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 Rayford J. Comeaux

    Born 1932; from Lafayette County, Louisiana. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Vincent Comeaux

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1951, died 1998; buried at Green Hills Memorial Park Yard, Lomita, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 208 records for Comeaux 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). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Comeaux 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 Jean Lucien Comeaux

    Born 1913 in Nogent-sur-Marne; died 1998 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).

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

    Born 1909 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or); died 1987 in Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère).

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

    Born 1910 in Livry-Gargan (Yvelines); died 1976 in Bayeux (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Comeaux 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Comeaux name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Fredrick Comeaux

    Died 1927 in Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Comeaux

    Died 1933 in Acaciaville, Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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