Le Marchant Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Le Marchant Surname Definition:

LEMARCHANT: French "The Merchant."

Le Marchant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia361:749,88148,970
France311:2,142,668174,004
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Guernsey231:1,420241
Jersey71:7,4121,296

Le Marchant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LEMARCHANT: French "The Merchant."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Le Marchant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Le Marchant has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Le Marchant is the 1,637,889th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Le Marchant is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Le Marchant reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Le Marchant is most common in England, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Le Marchant is most frequent in: Greater London, where 36 percent live, Hampshire, where 16 percent live and Kent, where 14 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and France, where 25 percent live.

Le Marchant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Le Marchant has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Le Marchant last name increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Le Marchant Reference & Research

Marchant/Merchant FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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