La Rue Surname

353,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

La Rue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Rue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:509,07242,697
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Australia411:658,43245,385
France141:4,744,480251,814
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

La Rue (146) may also be a first name.

La Rue Last Name Facts

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

The last name La Rue is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name La Rue? popularity and diffusion

The last name La Rue is the 353,485th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 7,075,287 people. La Rue occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of La Rue are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. La Rue is also the 763,528th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 146 people.

La Rue is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 6 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

La Rue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of La Rue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the La Rue last name rose 174 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

La Rue Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Rue earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.74% more than the national average, earning $59,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $48,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Roue927/
Le Rue83138/
La-Rue8330/
La Roe8326/
La Rou8320/
La Rea8311/
La Rey835/
La Rae832/
La Rie832/
La Rau830/
La Rouech801/
Le Ruez77117/
La Rowe7724/
La Roux7724/
Le Ruet7717/
La Raus7710/
La Reux774/
Le Roue773/
La Roye772/
La Rous771/
La Ruiz771/
La Raut770/
La Rheu770/
Le Ruyet711,182/
Le Rouet711/
La Roi67105/
La Roy6769/
La Roa6749/
Le Roe6735/
La Ray6719/
Le Rey6717/
Le-Rue6710/
La Rai672/
Le Ree672/
Le Rou672/
lo Ree671/
Le Rui671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to La Rue
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