Le Maistre Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jersey
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Maistre Surname Definition:

(French) The Master [French le, the + maître, Old French maistre, master, proprietor, director, governor; Latin magister]

Le Maistre Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey2271:43719
France1941:342,38551,549
Australia1521:177,60318,018
England701:795,97243,050
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1881:27632
England241:1,015,64040,589
Guernsey71:4,665827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Le Maistre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The Master [French le, the + maître, Old French maistre, master, proprietor, director, governor; Latin magister]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Le Maistre Demographics

Average Le Maistre Salary in
England

£24,255

Per year
Rank:
64,281 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000157774
Rank: 41,232 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
89.91%
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

View the highest/lowest earning families in England

Le Maistre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Le Maistre occurs in Jersey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

Le Maistre is the 485,771st most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The last name Le Maistre occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Le Maistre live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in Jersey, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 437. Aside from Jersey Le Maistre occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Le Maistre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Le Maistre has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Le Maistre surname increased 292 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Maistre Last Name Statistics demography

Le Maistre earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $48,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Maitre952,287/
Le-Maistre907/
Le Maitres901/
La Maistre901/
Le Matre899/
Le Mitre891/
Le Mestre84742/
Le Master8482/
Le Maître8457/
La Maitre8445/
Le-Maitre8411/
Le Maitré846/
Le Mattre841/
La Mastre840/
Le Maytre840/
Le Moustre802/
La Mastres801/
Le Metre7818/
La Mastra74360/
La Master7429/
La Mistri745/
Le Mester744/
Le Mettre742/
Le-Mestre742/
La Maître741/
La Mastri741/
La Meastra703/
La Matry674/
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