Ladouceur Surname

40,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Ladouceur Surname User-submission:

Ladouceur is a French surname, which comes from douceur, meaning 'sweetness', presumably denoting a person of sweet disposition.

Ladouceur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7,2691:5,069739
Haiti2,8881:3,699490
United States1,5601:232,34522,355
Mauritius5481:2,360390
France5111:129,98619,844
Seychelles1231:751182
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ladouceur (15) may also be a first name.

Ladouceur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ladouceur is a French surname, which comes from douceur, meaning 'sweetness', presumably denoting a person of sweet disposition.

- rach22

Ladouceur Last Name Facts

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

Ladouceur is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ladouceur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,176th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 558,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ladouceur live; 67 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The last name Ladouceur is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 7,269 people, or 1 in 5,069. In Canada Ladouceur is primarily found in: Quebec, where 59 percent live, Ontario, where 32 percent live and Alberta, where 4 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Ladouceur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ladouceur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ladouceur surname expanded 52,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ladouceur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ladouceur last name are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Ladouceur earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $45,146 CAD per year.

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