Le Maitre Surname

185,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Le Maitre Surname Definition:

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

Le Maitre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6471:40,3305,038
Australia1721:156,95216,457
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Guernsey1251:51668
Trinidad and Tobago1221:11,1801,526
England511:1,092,51152,584
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Norway131:395,56035,657
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey911:35959
Jersey251:2,075348
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Le Maître (57) & Le Maitré (6) are calculated separately.

Le Maitre (57) may also be a first name.

Le Maitre 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

LEMITARE: 1. A corruption of the common French surname, Lemaitre, ' the master.' 2. From limitour, a begging friar-familiar to every reader of Chaucer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Le Maitre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Maitre is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Le Maître or Le Maitré. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 185,329th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,186,509 people. The last name Le Maitre occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Le Maitre are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 57 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 1,647 people, or 1 in 40,330. In France it is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 41 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent reside. Not including France this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Le Maitre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Le Maitre has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Le Maitre last name increased 268 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Maitre Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Maitre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning 362,893 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.16% more than the national average, earning R 394,848 per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $52,452 CAD per year.

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