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Top 20 most common Cajun last names in Louisiana

Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:40 am
Posted by toosleaux
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Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:40 am
1) Hebert - 20,057
2) Landry - 18,878
3) Broussard - 17,381
4) LeBlanc - 16,579
5) Guidry - 14,726
6) Fontenot - 13,865
7) Richard - 12,746
8) Boudreaux - 12,693
9) Thibodeaux - 9,887
10) Breaux - 9,470
11) Trahan - 8,541
12) Guillory - 8,494
13) Bourgeois - 7,523
14) Bergeron - 6,623
15) Bordelon - 5,589
16) Benoit - 5,274
17) Romero - 5,201
18) Theriot - 5,083
19) Melancon - 4,953
20) Cormier - 4,836

It’s not the number of people, but the number of households. Surprised Vidrine or Dupuis isn’t top 20.

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Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:41 am to
Looks like an LSU Baseball lineup card.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124262 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:41 am to
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Romero

This post was edited on 9/12/19 at 8:45 am
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:42 am to
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t’s not the number of people, but the number of households.


That's silly. Some of these Cajun folk got 10 to a house

Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101436 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:42 am to
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Surprised Vidrine or Dupuis isn’t top 20.


Where are you from? Certain names are rather geographically specific in their distribution.
Posted by SlapahoeTribe
Tiger Nation
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:42 am to
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Looks like an LSU Baseball lineup card.

That was my first thought as well.
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
58640 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:43 am to
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6) Fontenot - 13,865


12k of those being from ville platte
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
26578 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:44 am to
Boudreaux/Thibodeaux.... 8&9 coincidence..?

Surprised "Robert" isn't in the mix...
This post was edited on 9/12/19 at 8:47 am
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
18861 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:46 am to
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Romero


Is that a Cajun name?

Also surprised Sonnier didn't crack the top 20.

Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38525 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:46 am to
Where's Dardar on the list? It doesn't get any further down the bayou than Dardar.
Posted by Cowboyfan89
Member since Sep 2015
12716 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:46 am to
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8) Boudreaux - 12,693
9) Thibodeaux - 9,887

Look at Boudreaux and Thibodeaux hangin out together...lmao!

quote:

11) Trahan - 8,541

Shouldn't even count. Half of them pronounce it "Trey-han".
Posted by toosleaux
Stuck in Baton Rouge traffic
Member since Dec 2007
9213 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:50 am to
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Surprised "Robert" isn't in the mix...


True. Or Comeaux.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
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Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:50 am to
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6) Fontenot - 13,865


13,863 are from Evangeline parish
Posted by MWP
Kingwood, TX via Monroe, LA
Member since Jul 2013
10441 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:53 am to
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Half of them pronounce it "Trey-han".


Our Secretary in our Broussard office is a Trahan. I thought this was the correct way to say it?
Posted by jimbeam
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:54 am to
False
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124262 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:54 am to
How the hell is Gautreaux not up there?
This post was edited on 9/12/19 at 8:56 am
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62795 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:57 am to
21. Orgeron
Posted by Parmen
Member since Apr 2016
18317 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:58 am to
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Shouldn't even count. Half of them pronounce it "Trey-han".


That’s how it’s pronounced in Massachusetts.
Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
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Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:59 am to
No Duhe?
Posted by doublecutter
Hear & Their
Member since Oct 2003
6586 posts
Posted on 9/12/19 at 9:00 am to
My last name made the list
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