Charbonneau Family History
Charbonneau Name Meaning
French: from a diminutive of Old French charbon ‘coal’ applied as a as a metonymic occupational name for a coal miner or coal merchant or as a nickname for someone with exceptionally dark skin or hair. Compare Charbeneau Charboneau Cole and Sharbono .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022