Lagassee Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Lagassee Surname User-submission:

Family history has that the original was Grassee and it was French for 'pea farmer'. In the Napoleonic war the progenitor was given the Legion of Honor and had La added to his surname. When a forebear emmigrated to America in the late 1700s, the r was dropped from Lagrasee making it Lagassee.

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Lagassee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Lagassee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Family history has that the original was Grassee and it was French for 'pea farmer'. In the Napoleonic war the progenitor was given the Legion of Honor and had La added to his surname. When a forebear emmigrated to America in the late 1700s, the r was dropped from Lagrasee making it Lagassee.

- rachelcox947

Lagassee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lagassee occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lagassee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Lagassee occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lagassee live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Lagassee is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States Virgin Islands, where 2 percent live.

Lagassee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lagassee are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lagassee earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.85% more than the national average, earning $65,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laggassee941/
Lagasse935,670/
Lagasee931/
Lagaisse88371/
Lagassie88291/
Lagassey8885/
Lagaesse8835/
Lagaysse8826/
Laghasse8822/
Legassee882/
Logassee882/
Llagasse881/
Lagasses881/
Lageasse881/
Lasgasse881/
Langasse881/
Lagase8695/
Laigaisse8222/
Laggassey822/
Lagesse802,115/
Legasse80258/
Lagassi80197/
Lagassa80124/
Langase80111/
Lagaise8061/
Lagaese8047/
Lagassé8035/
Lagassy8021/
Lagisse8019/
Lagosse8017/
Lagacee8017/
Légasse8012/
Laugase806/
Lagashe806/
Lagaset805/
Logasse804/
Legasee801/
Laghase801/
Lagasei801/
Lagaser800/
Lagassou75632/
Legassie75298/
Legassey75147/
Lagessie7518/
Langosse759/
Langashe755/
Lagassio754/
Lagousse754/
Lagausie753/
Lagosser751/
Legaisse751/
Lagayeze751/
Lagace718,643/
Lagasi71663/
Lagaze71387/
Legase71252/
Lagasa7188/
Langayase7127/
Langassou7123/
Lagese7120/
Lagose718/
Lagaxe717/
Logase715/
Laïgassou715/
Lagise711/
Lagasy711/
Leggassie711/
Lagouesse710/
Legesse67149,856/
Lagache675,856/
Lagaize67249/
Lagasih67237/
Langasi67130/
Legasey6754/
Logassi6752/
Logisse6717/
Lagacie6714/
Logosse6713/
Lagausi679/
Lagasit679/
Lagisei679/
Lagacey676/
Logasae676/
Legassi675/
Legassy675/
Lagosis675/
Lagasci674/
Legasei673/
Lagasha672/
Longase672/
Lagossi672/
Logassy672/
Logashe671/
Lagessi671/
Legacee671/
Legosse671/
L'Agace671/
Llagasa671/
Laugasi671/
Lageshe671/
Laghasi671/
Laghese671/
Laghose671/
Lekgase671/
Laggasa671/
Lagossa670/
Legasie670/
Legaise670/

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