Le Grand Surname

91,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Aruba

Le Grand Surname Definition:

(French) The Big or Tall [French le, the + grand, Latin grand-is, 'great, tall]

Le Grand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,9961:16,6221,793
Netherlands2951:57,2459,855
Australia2241:120,51713,272
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Canada911:404,89735,698
England791:705,29239,851
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Sweden271:364,69525,646
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Togo91:805,3086,372
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China51:273,464,31313,838
Panama51:782,45211,059
Gabon41:472,2983,618
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey461:1,128177
England311:786,30235,304
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Le Grand (629) may also be a first name.

Le Grand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The Big or Tall [French le, the + grand, Latin grand-is, 'great, tall]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French), the Great, Tall, or Long. Grandoyen, Head dean. Grandjean, Great John. (variant: le Braz and Grace.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Le Grand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Le Grand has its highest incidence in France. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Grand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Le Grand is the 91,701st most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,396,349 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Le Grand are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 332,048th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 629 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 3,996 people, or 1 in 16,622. In France Le Grand is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 44 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent reside. Outside of France this surname exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Le Grand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Le Grand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Grand Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Grand earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.78% more than the national average, earning R 493,776 per year; in United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Gran931/
La Grand88211/
Le-Grand8891/
Le Grain8834/
Le Grant884/
La Gran808/
Le Gron802/
Le Gram801/
La Grant755/
Le-Grant751/
Le Grom672/
La Grone6348/
La Groon631/
La-Grang631/
La-Grone501/

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