Riendeau Surname History

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Riendeau family

The surname Riendeau was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family was established in early times.

Early History of the Riendeau family

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Riendeau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Riendeau, Riendeaux, Riendot, Riendaut, Riendault, Riendaulx and many more.

Early Notables of the Riendeau family

the Riendeau family of Burgundy

Riendeau Ranking

the United States, the name Riendeau is the 7,514^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Riendeau is ranked the 551^st most popular surname. 2

Riendeau migration to the United States +

Riendeau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

George Emile Riendeau, who arrived in Alabama in 1929 3

Riendeau migration to Canada +

Riendeau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Riendeau, who settled in Quebec in 1775

Contemporary Notables of the name Riendeau (post 1700) +

Yannick Riendeau (b. 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
Vincent Riendeau (b. 1966), Canadian retired NHL professional ice hockey goaltender
Jean-Baptiste-Antonin Riendeau, solicitor in Montreal from 1861 to 1912

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)