Ledoux Surname

20,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Ledoux Surname Definition:

(French), The amiable. Lefroy, The reserved. Legen­dre, The son-in-law. Lemaire, The mayor. Lempereur, The emperor. Lenfant-Dieu, The infant Saviour; and they bear the holy child in their coat of arms. Letemps, The time. Levavasseur, The arriere vassal.

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Ledoux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France12,3861:5,363442
United States7,7581:46,7215,677
Canada3,0931:11,9131,779
Belgium1,7571:6,543837
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Brazil3101:690,56225,403
Haiti1251:85,4714,346
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
South Africa681:796,73154,178
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
American Samoa331:1,690316
England311:1,797,35772,927
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:195,40317,095

Ledoux (2,258) may also be a first name.

Ledoux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), The amiable. Lefroy, The reserved. Legen­dre, The son-in-law. Lemaire, The mayor. Lempereur, The emperor. Lenfant-Dieu, The infant Saviour; and they bear the holy child in their coat of arms. Letemps, The time. Levavasseur, The arriere vassal. Levieux, The old.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

The LeDoux surname means 'the kind ones' or 'the soft ones'.

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Ledoux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ledoux is found most frequently in France. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledoux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,554th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 274,019 people. The surname Ledoux is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Ledoux reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 157,119th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 2,258 people.

Ledoux is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 12,386 people, or 1 in 5,363. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 27 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Normandy, where 9 percent are found. Aside from France Ledoux occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Ledoux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ledoux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ledoux last name expanded 3,019 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 443 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ledoux Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ledoux surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ledoux surname are 7.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ledoux earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.86% less than the national average, earning R 159,540 per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.89% less than the national average, earning $42,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Leddoux924/
Ledouex921/
Ledouxe921/
Ledou91233/
Ledux9121/
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Leadou83210/
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Ledaux8314/
Leidou837/
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Leudou831/
Leydou831/
Ledo8014,087/
Ledu801,047/
Ledouxová801/
Ledeaux7780/
Ledoult7743/
Lehdoud779/
Ledouhe771/
Leduc7348,140/
Lledo737,362/
Leudo732,048/
Ledoh731,137/
Leido731,038/
Leduy73569/
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Ledhu7314/
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Ledoit67127/
Lesdos67101/
Ledocq6794/
Ledhuy6770/
Ledoya6738/
Ledoyt6733/
Laidou6728/
Lliedo6728/
Leduck6727/
Ledock6723/
Leadus6719/
Hlidou6717/
Lidouh6711/
Leduoc6710/
Leddut678/
Ledeiu675/
Ledeuc674/
Ledeus674/
Lleduc672/
Leduch672/
Ledoks672/
Leedue672/
Leduks672/
Leedoc672/
Leedok672/
Ljdouj671/
Lleddu671/
Leydoo671/
Leydup671/
Leddoe671/
Leedoe671/
Lehduk671/
Ledduc671/
Ledeio671/
Ledhoo671/
Llledo671/
Liodou671/
Leidus671/
Leducs671/
Leduic671/
Lehdos671/
Lehiedeux671/
Leadeu671/
Leadoc671/
Leadoo671/
L'Ledo671/
Lledot671/
Leadoa671/
Lediyo671/
Ledoth671/
Ledayu671/
Leedoo671/
Leedos671/
Leddau670/
Leaduc670/
Leadue670/
Ledoye670/
Leidoy670/

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