What is "primeau"

Primeau is a surname of French origin meaning prime or first or cousin. Variations include Primeaux, Primo, Premo, Promo. The name refers to:

• Charles Primeau (1814 St Louis MO - 1897 Fort Yates, Standing Rock Sioux Reservation) fur trader on the Missouri River, clerk, bourgeois of Fort Pierre, 1882 treaty Lakota interpreter
• Joe Primeau (1906–1989), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Keith Primeau (born 1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Kevin Primeau (born 1955), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Louis Primeau (c. 1777), Canadian fur trader
• Lesley Primeau, radio personality on 630 CHED in Edmonton
• Paul Primeau (Primo) (1776 Châteauguay, Québec – 1851 St Louis), French-Canadian engagé on the first leg of the Lewis and Clark Expedition up to the Mandan, father of Charles.
• Pierre Primeau (P. X. Promo/Premo) (born 1770 Châteauguay), French-Canadian engagé on the Missouri River and 1825 treaty Ponca interpreter, brother of Paul, father of Antoine aka Lone Chief, chief of the Ponca mixedbloods.
• Verdell Primeaux ( Yankton Dakota/ Ponca), singer of harmonized Native American Church ( peyote) songs, with Johnny Mike ( Diné)
• Wayne Primeau (born 1976), Canadian professional ice hockey player