Le Grange Surname

71,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Le Grange Surname Definition:

“Barn” in French. Compare the English “Grange” and “Schuur” in Afrikaans.

Le Grange Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,8901:7,863993
England911:612,28636,401
Australia551:490,83137,357
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Le Grangé (2) are calculated separately.

Le Grange Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Barn” in French. Compare the English “Grange” and “Schuur” in Afrikaans.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Le Grange Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Grange is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Le Grangé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 71,539th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,056,013 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Le Grange are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,890 people, or 1 in 7,863. In South Africa Le Grange is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Le Grange Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Le Grange has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 3,033 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Le Grange Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Grange earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.28% more than the national average, earning R 378,504 per year and in Canada they earn 21.07% less than the national average, earning $39,214 CAD per year.

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