The Tetreault surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,128 people carried this name — #8,016 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,869 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Tetreault surname

An ethnic French surname from French.

From French Tétreault.

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

In print

Tetreault in American newspapers,
1897–1919.

Newspaper page from Echo De L'ouest carrying the name Tetreault
Echo De L'ouest 1897-12-03
Newspaper page from Custer Weekly Chronicle carrying the name Tetreault
Custer Weekly Chronicle 1915-07-17
Newspaper page from The Evening Caledonian carrying the name Tetreault
The Evening Caledonian 1919-06-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,453 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Tetreault,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francois Xavier Tetrault
    Francois Xavier Tetrault 1845– · politician
  • Delia Tetreault
    Delia Tetreault 1865–1941 · nun

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tetreault,
in the records of 2 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 States350 records

350 records of the Tetreault name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 163
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 124
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • 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 Alfred M. Tetreault

    Born 1918 in Canada. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Shawn S. Tetreault

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Gulf War. Born 1965, died 2001; buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Rose A. Tetreault

    Born 1876 in Canada. Registered as a foreign national in Windham County, Connecticut, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 350 records for Tetreault in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Tetreault name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  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 Armand Tetreault

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. 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 Ernest Tétreault

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  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 Flavien Tétreault

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Tetreault in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. 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).

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