Le Moine Surname

217,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Moine Surname Definition:

(French) The Monk [French le, the + moine, monk; Latin *moni-us; from Greek μόν-ος, alone]

Le Moine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6151:41,1295,155
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Canada681:541,84745,466
Jersey471:2,111345
Belgium371:310,72035,739
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey171:3,052493
England21:12,187,685173,419
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Le Moine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The Monk [French le, the + moine, monk; Latin *moni-us; from Greek μόν-ος, alone]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

LEMOYNE: Old French, "The Monk."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Le Moine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Moine is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 217,892nd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,874,293 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Le Moine live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 1,615 people, or 1 in 41,129. In France Le Moine is most frequent in: Brittany, where 45 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 10 percent are found. Aside from France this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Le Moine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Moine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Le Moine surname increased 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Moine Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Moine earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 90.62% more than the national average, earning $82,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $44,737 CAD per year.

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