Le Roy Surname

33,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Roy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Roy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France13,7941:4,815378
Belgium3371:34,1155,544
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Australia2611:103,43211,643
England1561:357,16725,626
Chile1311:134,4774,748
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
South Africa791:685,79449,549
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Jersey251:3,968780
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Macau11:601,6301,582
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Jersey111:4,717830
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Le Roÿ (1) are calculated separately.

Le Roy (328) may also be a first name.

Le Roy Last Name Facts

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

Le Roy occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Le Roÿ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 33,814th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 464,293 people. Le Roy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Le Roy live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Le Roy is also the 484,112th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 328 people.

Le Roy is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 13,794 people, or 1 in 4,815. In France Le Roy is most frequent in: Brittany, where 38 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent reside. Aside from France this last name is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Le Roy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Le Roy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Le Roy surname increased 223 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 918 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Roy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Roy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.63% more than the national average, earning R 571,824 per year; in United States they earn 40.53% more than the national average, earning $60,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $43,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Roÿ941/
Le Roye924/
Le Rouy921/
Le Royd920/
Le Ry911/
Le Ro911/
Le Royet8613/
Le Ray832,885/
Le Roi83965/
Le-Roy83100/
La Roy8369/
Le Roe8335/
Le Rey8317/
Le Roh833/
Le Rou832/
le Rot830/
Le Roux7748,598/
Le Roch772,203/
La Rooy7764/
Le Rouz7740/
Le Raye7730/
Le Ross7711/
Le Roij779/
Le Roue773/
La Roye772/
Le Roos772/
Le Rois772/
Le Roth771/
Le Rous771/
La Roya771/
Le Roué771/
Le Ri732/
Le Ruyet711,182/
Le Roith716/
Le Rroux711/
Le Rouet711/
Le-Roi67670/
Le Ret67319/
Le Rat67202/
Le Rue67138/
La Roi67105/
Le Rai6797/
La Roa6749/
La Roe6726/
La Rou6720/
Le Raz6719/
La Ray6719/
Le-Ray6710/
La Rio677/
La Roz676/
La Rey675/
La-Roy674/
La Ros674/
Le Ree672/
Le-Rey671/
Le Rui671/
Le Roch'h671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Le Roy
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