Lefebure Surname
Approximately 2,448 people bear this surname
Lefebure Surname Definition:
(French) The worker in metals, a smith. Also found with the F not capitalized.
Lefebure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,242 | 1:53,480 | 7,046 |
| Belgium | 463 | 1:24,831 | 3,930 |
| United States | 451 | 1:803,678 | 61,918 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Mauritius | 44 | 1:29,396 | 5,731 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Lefébure (126) & Lefèbure (2) are calculated separately.
Lefebure Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) The worker in metals, a smith. Also found with the F not capitalized.
Old French, le fevre, a workman, particularly a smith, like the Latin falter. Modern French has rejected the word and substituted forgeron, though the surname is nearly as common in France as Smith is with us. Many settlements of Le Fevres have taken place in England, and at least half a dozen different coats of arms are now associated with the name in this country. The Lefevres of Heekfield came from the neighbourhood of Rouen, and established themselves in England at the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, settling in Essex and Hampshire. B.L.G.
Lefebure Demographics
Lefebure Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lefebure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lefebure Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lefebure is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Lefébure or Lefèbure. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lefebure? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lefebure is the 175,097th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,976,939 people. The surname Lefebure is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lefebure live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 1,242 people, or 1 in 53,480. In France Lefebure is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 33 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent reside and Normandy, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Lefebure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lefebure has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,819 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lefebure Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lefebure last name are 15.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.35% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lefebure earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.98% less than the national average, earning 263,094 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 157.2% more than the national average, earning R 611,208 per year; in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.4% less than the national average, earning $45,508 CAD per year.
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