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Papineau

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English

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Proper noun

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Papineau (countable and uncountable, plural Papineaus)

  1. A surname.
  2. A regional county municipality in Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A township and village therein, in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Papineau is the 17709th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1584 individuals. Papineau is most common among White (92.68%) individuals.

French

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Etymology

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Named after the former County of Papineau, named in turn after politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786–1871).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.pi.no/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pi‧neau
  • Rhymes: -o

Proper noun

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Papineau m

  1. A regional county municipality of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.