Luneau
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Altération de Louineau, dérivé de Louin, du nom germanique Hlodwin, de hlod « gloire » et win « ami »
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/lyno/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Luneau is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Altération de Louineau, dérivé de Louin, du nom germanique Hlodwin, de hlod « gloire » et win « ami ».
Sources 1
- Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Luneau is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In French, habitational name from Luneau in Allier.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Sébastien Luneaub. 1800FRFrench politician
- Michel Luneaub. 1934FRFrench poet (1934–2012)
- Gilles Luneaub. 1950FRFrench journalist
- Dominique Luneaub. 1959FRFrench journalist
- Dominique Luneaub. 1959FRFrench chemist (1959-)
- Jay Luneaub. 1962USAmerican politician
- David Luneaub. 1965USAmerican politician
- Marie-Pier Luneaub. 1973CACanadian literature professor
- Alexandre Luneaub. 1988FRFrench poker player
- Tristan Luneaub. 2004CACanadian ice hockey player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 12 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 452 | #47,006 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 449 | #50,348 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 380 | #51,458 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 332 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 322 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 286 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 279 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 277 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 259 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 246 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 246 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 242 | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Luneau?
- A machine transcription gives /lyno/ (IPA) for French.
- What does the name Luneau mean?
- Recorded meaning: Altération de Louineau, dérivé de Louin, du nom germanique Hlodwin, de hlod « gloire » et win « ami ».
- In which country does Luneau have the most bearers?
- Luneau is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Luneau”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.