The Garreau surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 240 people carried this name — #79,338 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 232 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,418 people named Garreau.
27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Sarthe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Garreau live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Garreau,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Garreau 1750–1822 · wholesaler -
Jean-Pierre Garreau 1803–1896 · architect -
Léonard Garreau 1609–1656 · Catholic priest
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Léonard Garreau 1610–1656 · Catholic priest
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Pierre Garreau 1748–1827 · politician
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Pierre François Garreau 1776–1830 · magistrate
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Garreau.
- Garo 287 · U.S. census
- Garofalo 5,152 · U.S. census
- Garon 1,498 · U.S. census
- Garot 124 · U.S. census
- Garra 273 · U.S. census
- Garre 137 · U.S. census
- Garrido 8,605 · U.S. census
- Garriga 1,144 · U.S. census
- Garrigues 322 · U.S. census
- Garro 1,002 · U.S. census
- Garron 586 · U.S. census
- Garrone 196 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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