La Touche Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
La Touche Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de la Touche.' David Digues de la Touche, a Huguenot, settled in Ireland after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He was a scion of the noble house of Blesois, who held considerable lands between Blois and Orleans (Lower, quoting Burke's Landed Gentry).
Read More About This SurnameLa Touche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 175 | 1:620 | 125 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 157 | 1:8,688 | 1,250 |
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| Costa Rica | 51 | 1:93,727 | 1,640 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: La Touché (1) are calculated separately.
La Touche Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de la Touche.' David Digues de la Touche, a Huguenot, settled in Ireland after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He was a scion of the noble house of Blesois, who held considerable lands between Blois and Orleans (Lower, quoting Burke's Landed Gentry).
La Touche Demographics
La Touche Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
La Touche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name La Touche Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name La Touche is found in Grenada more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: La Touché. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name La Touche? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 506,723rd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of La Touche live; 56 percent live in Caribbean and 52 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Grenada, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 620. In Grenada it is primarily found in: Saint George Parish, where 71 percent are found, Saint David Parish, where 16 percent are found and Saint Andrew Parish, where 13 percent are found. Barring Grenada it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 24 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
La Touche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of La Touche has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 595 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
La Touche Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the La Touche surname is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
The amount La Touche earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 52.16% more than the national average, earning $65,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.52% less than the national average, earning $37,005 CAD per year.
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