Lefevre Surname

7,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Lefevre Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) The (Iron-) Worker: v. Le Fèvre.

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Lefevre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France50,3851:1,31865
United States7,3881:49,0605,945
Belgium6,2691:1,834112
Haiti3,0811:3,468466
Canada7411:49,7246,037
England6571:84,8079,308
Australia3221:83,8389,718
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Germany2791:288,55029,983
Brazil2061:1,039,19636,605
Thailand2051:344,57759,831
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Italy1881:325,30239,716
New Caledonia1511:1,829142
Argentina1221:350,35627,444
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Denmark1121:50,3995,183
Spain1021:458,35323,817
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Austria471:181,17923,261
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Mauritius351:36,9557,021
Panama261:150,4714,892
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Chile201:880,82418,509
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Norway191:270,64728,127
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
India91:85,229,487684,495
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
China81:170,915,1968,932
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Wales71:442,07621,198
Saint Pierre and Miquelon71:914194
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland61:916,11741,832
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belize11:355,4743,977
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:108,33510,701
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6371:78,8368,333

The alternate forms: Lefèvre (2,625), Lefévre (36), Lefêvre (2) & Lefevré (1) are calculated separately.

Lefevre (68) may also be a first name.

Lefevre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) The (Iron-) Worker: v. Le Fèvre.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) The Smith [French le, the + fèvre (cp. French orfèvre, goldsmith), Latin faber, smith, carpenter]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) The worker in metals, a smith. Also found with the F not capitalized.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Faure is a frequent surname in the South-East area of France, coming from the Occitan language word meaning 'blacksmith'.

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Lefevre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefevre (Arabic: ليفيفر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻔﻴﻔﺮ, Russian: Лефеврэ) is most common in France. It can also appear as: Lefèvre, Lefévre, Lefêvre or Lefevré. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefevre? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,912th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 101,518 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lefevre live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lefevre is also the 1,181,159th most common first name world-wide, held by 68 people.

The last name Lefevre is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 50,385 people, or 1 in 1,318. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 23 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Normandy, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 91 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Belgium, where 9 percent are found.

Lefevre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lefevre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lefevre last name expanded 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 292 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 717 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lefevre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lefevre last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lefevre last name are 13.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lefevre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning €35,139 per year; in Norway they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning 237,931 kr per year; in Peru they earn 763.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 167,400 per year; in South Africa they earn 150.08% more than the national average, earning R 594,276 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $23,504,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $47,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $46,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lefevre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefevre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻔﻴﻔﺮlfyfr-
Lefevre in the Russian language
Лефеврэlefevre-
Lefevre in the Arabic language
ليفيفرlyfyfr-

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Lefevre Reference & Research

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LEFEVRE FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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