The Trudeau surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,697 people carried this name — #6,032 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,463 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Trudeau surname

A surname, Trudeau; variant forms Trudau, Trutaux, Trudeaux, Trudaux.

Evidently an alteration of the earlier attested surname Truteau, itself of disputed origin.

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 26 people named Trudeau.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Maine-et-Loire.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Maine-et-Loire 11
Vienne 8
Paris 5
Allier 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Trudeau in American newspapers,
1903–1905.

Newspaper page from Wausau Pilot carrying the name Trudeau
Wausau Pilot 1903-01-06
Newspaper page from The St. Louis Republic carrying the name Trudeau
The St. Louis Republic 1905-01-18
Newspaper page from The L'anse Sentinel carrying the name Trudeau
The L'anse Sentinel 1905-09-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 295 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Trudeau in Australian newspapers,
1880s–2010s.

919 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trudeau. The most, 513, date from the 1970s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 749
Victoria 27
New South Wales 25
South Australia 3
Queensland 2
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trudeau.

Who carried it

People named Trudeau,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Trudeau
    Charles Trudeau 1743–1816 · politician
  • Arthur Trudeau
    Arthur Trudeau 1902–1991 · military personnel
  • Zénon Trudeau 1748–1813 · military officer
  • Zénon Trudeau 1748–1813 · military officer
  • Zénon Trudeau 1748–1813 · military officer
  • Alexandre Trudeau 1815–1850

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Trudeau,
in the records of 5 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 States445 records

445 records of the Trudeau name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 164
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 66
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 51
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph M. Trudeau

    Born 1910 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois; office clerk. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Raymond L. Trudeau

    Born 1939; from Durham, New Hampshire. U.S. Army, ranger; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    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 Gerald D. Trudeau

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1941, died 2000; buried at Hillside Cemetery, Sterling, Massachusetts.

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

Showing 3 of 445 records for Trudeau 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); 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).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Trudeau name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 11
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Richard Charles Trudeau

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 37.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Trudeau

    Died 1961 in Digby, 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 Louis Joseph Pierre Trudeau

    Died in service in 1953.

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

Showing 3 of 25 records for Trudeau in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France12 records

12 records of the Trudeau 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 Lucienne Marie Trudeau

    Born 1920 in Fontevrault-l'Abbaye; died 1999 in Saumur (Maine-et-Loire).

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

    Born 1939 in Paris; died 1976 in Saint-Quentin (Aisne).

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

    Born 1902 in Saix; died 1983 in Loudun (Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Trudeau 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).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Trudeau name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Giulio Trudeau

    Arrived in Victoria in 1909 aboard the Gneisenau, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Trudeau in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Trudeau name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Laurent Wilfrid Trudeau

    Married in 1946 in Hattem; soldier.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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