Frequency: (2307)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Variant spelling of French Comeau. This is a frequent name in LA, where bearers are descendants of the Acadian refugees from the 18th-century expulsion by the British Canadians.
GIVEN NAMES: French 6%. Camille (3), Curley (2), Emile (2), Leonce (2), Pierre (2), Adrien, Alphonse, Andre, Antoine, Athanase, Berchman, Caliste.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.




