Lacroix Surname

7,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lacroix Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at, or near, a cross; one who carried the cross in a procession.

Lacroix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France38,1361:1,742104
Canada17,9201:2,056221
United States10,1291:35,7844,458
Belgium4,4681:2,573224
Haiti3,0711:3,479469
Netherlands4541:37,1966,261
Switzerland3581:22,9413,626
Argentina3391:126,08710,673
Germany2841:283,47029,659
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Brazil1971:1,086,67238,023
Thailand1881:375,73665,946
Chile1881:93,7053,583
England1361:409,69228,019
Mexico1231:1,009,15613,192
New Caledonia1201:2,302244
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Italy711:861,36265,615
Poland701:542,98251,331
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Spain651:719,26231,067
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Australia441:613,53943,545
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Austria311:274,69131,731
Belize231:15,4551,591
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
India201:38,353,269431,471
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Greece161:692,48777,522
Ireland151:313,92910,911
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Monaco141:2,648179
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland81:669,22723,443
China71:195,331,65210,124
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

Lacroix (114) may also be a first name.

Lacroix Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller at, or near, a cross; one who carried the cross in a procession.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lacroix Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lacroix Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lacroix has its highest incidence in France. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lacroix? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,339th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 94,258 people. Lacroix is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Lacroix live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 877,214th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 114 people.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 38,136 people, or 1 in 1,742. In France Lacroix is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent live. Apart from France this surname occurs in 94 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Lacroix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lacroix has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,986 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lacroix Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lacroix last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Lacroix surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Lacroix earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,075 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning R 267,756 per year; in United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.89% less than the national average, earning $43,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laccroix9332/
Lhacroix939/
Latcroix932/
Lachroix931/
Lacrroix931/
Lacroixs931/
Lackroix931/
Lacroiox930/
Lacrox9212/
Lacrix924/
D'lacroix881/
Lacroux861,433/
Lacrois8639/
Lacriox8618/
Lacroiz867/
Locroix865/
Lakroix865/
Lacroyx862/
Lacrotx861/
Lacroic861/
Lachrox860/
Lacroex860/
Lacraix860/
Lascroux80138/
Lacroiks807/
Lackroij807/
Lacroise807/
Lachraix800/
Lacroz7739/
Lacris7710/
Lacros772/
Lacryx771/
Lacroisse751/
Lacross711,653/
Lacroce71706/
Lacrose71266/
Lacroes71128/
Lacrocq7198/
Laucris7113/
Lacruiz713/
Lacrook713/
Lacrouz712/
Lacrice711/
Locrois711/
Lacroys711/
Lacreiz711/
Lacrise711/
Lacrost711/
Locraix710/
Lacriss710/
Lacrosse672,032/
Lacrouts671,000/
Lacruise6764/
Lacroutz6737/
Lacrique6712/
Lacrouse679/
Lacrodce672/
Lascrosk671/
Lacrouez671/
Lacroche671/
Lacrisse671/
Lacraise670/
Leacross670/

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