de La Croix Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de La Croix Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Cross [Latin crux, crucis, a cross]

de La Croix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3081:54,8289,429
France2721:244,20137,781
Belgium1261:91,24314,134
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

de La Croix (128) may also be a first name.

de La Croix Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Of the Cross [Latin crux, crucis, a cross]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French), of the Cross. (variant: Lecraw and Kruijs.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

de La Croix Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de La Croix Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de La Croix is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Croix? popularity and diffusion

The surname de La Croix is the 420,458th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of de La Croix live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. de La Croix is also the 821,896th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 128 people.

The surname de La Croix is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 54,828. In The Netherlands de La Croix is most frequent in: South Holland, where 35 percent live, Gelderland, where 21 percent live and Limburg, where 21 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in France, where 33 percent live and Belgium, where 15 percent live.

de La Croix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de La Croix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de La Croix last name rose 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de La Croix Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de La Croix earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.71% more than the national average, earning R 541,116 per year and in United States they earn 193.17% more than the national average, earning $126,500 USD per year.

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