Leclercq Surname

12,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leclercq Surname User-submission:

Leclercq is a French surname, which refers to a religious person, member of the clergy.

Leclercq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France33,1051:2,006127
Belgium10,0661:1,14242
United States6991:518,53943,349
Argentina2221:192,53816,021
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
Australia1201:224,96421,387
England1021:546,25533,762
New Caledonia831:3,328498
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Spain561:834,85833,799
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Singapore391:141,2236,278
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Luxembourg261:22,3294,651
Monaco151:2,471143
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
China131:105,178,5825,529
Sweden111:895,16066,831
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Wales61:515,75523,171
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
San Marino11:33,214932
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Leclercq (34) may also be a first name.

Leclercq Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Leclercq is a French surname, which refers to a religious person, member of the clergy.

- elina28

Leclercq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leclercq is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leclercq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,350th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 160,268 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Leclercq live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 33,105 people, or 1 in 2,006. In France Leclercq is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 52 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent reside. Outside of France it is found in 74 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Leclercq Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leclercq has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leclercq last name grew 13,980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,457 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leclercq Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leclercq surname are 9.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leclercq earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning 332,900 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.81% more than the national average, earning R 420,168 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $23,353,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $48,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% less than the national average, earning $46,554 CAD per year.

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