Le Gros Surname
Approximately 896 people bear this surname
Le Gros Surname Definition:
(French) The Big or Stout [French le, the; and see under Grose in Dict.]
Le Gros Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 480 | 1:138,381 | 21,255 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Jersey | 49 | 1:2,025 | 325 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 227 | 1:229 | 22 |
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Guernsey | 31 | 1:1,053 | 184 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Le Gros (51) may also be a first name.
Le Gros Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) The Big or Stout [French le, the; and see under Grose in Dict.]
Le Gros Demographics
Average Le Gros Salary in
United States
$58,590 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Le Gros Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Le Gros Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Le Gros occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Le Gros? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 394,201st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Le Gros reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.
This surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 480 people, or 1 in 138,381. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 38 percent reside, Normandy, where 19 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside. Barring France this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside and New Zealand, where 12 percent reside.
Le Gros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Le Gros has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Le Gros last name increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Le Gros Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Le Gros earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.94% more than the national average, earning R 344,424 per year; in United States they earn 35.79% more than the national average, earning $58,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $44,276 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Gross | 93 | 0 | / |
| Le Gro | 92 | 8 | / |
| Le Gras | 86 | 341 | / |
| Le-Gros | 86 | 23 | / |
| Le Grou | 86 | 2 | / |
| La Gros | 86 | 0 | / |
| Le Groz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Le Groux | 80 | 81 | / |
| Le Grout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Le Grott | 80 | 1 | / |
| La Gro | 77 | 39 | / |
| Le Grusse | 75 | 106 | / |
| Le Grasse | 75 | 37 | / |
| La Grosse | 75 | 2 | / |
| La Grou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Le Grat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Le-Gras | 71 | 2 | / |
| Le Graa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Le Graët | 67 | 16 | / |
| La Groux | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Grass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Grace | 67 | 0 | / |
| La Grasse | 63 | 4 | / |
| La Gra | 62 | 5 | / |
| La Gruz | 57 | 3 | / |
| La Graa | 57 | 1 | / |
| La Grace | 53 | 10 | / |
| La Greau | 53 | 1 | / |
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