Legrand Surname
Approximately 31,165 people bear this surname
Legrand Surname Definition:
(French) The Big or Tall [French le, the + grand, Latin grand-is, 'great, tall]
Legrand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9,282 | 1:7,156 | 614 |
| United States | 6,999 | 1:51,787 | 6,240 |
| Belgium | 6,884 | 1:1,670 | 95 |
| Haiti | 3,017 | 1:3,541 | 473 |
| Canada | 860 | 1:42,844 | 5,314 |
| Morocco | 784 | 1:43,975 | 7,155 |
| Germany | 503 | 1:160,051 | 19,043 |
| Mauritius | 451 | 1:2,868 | 495 |
| Guatemala | 266 | 1:60,461 | 2,418 |
| England | 203 | 1:274,473 | 21,519 |
| Switzerland | 168 | 1:48,886 | 6,528 |
| Argentina | 161 | 1:265,487 | 21,406 |
| New Caledonia | 151 | 1:1,829 | 142 |
| Luxembourg | 125 | 1:4,644 | 652 |
| Spain | 121 | 1:386,380 | 21,365 |
| Brazil | 110 | 1:1,946,130 | 62,141 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Thailand | 96 | 1:735,816 | 120,839 |
| Netherlands | 79 | 1:213,762 | 28,937 |
| Peru | 60 | 1:529,735 | 14,532 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Chile | 55 | 1:320,300 | 9,085 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Madagascar | 36 | 1:656,940 | 2,016 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Monaco | 22 | 1:1,685 | 58 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 1:355,014 | 2,904 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Saint Lucia | 6 | 1:29,797 | 1,820 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 798 | 1:62,931 | 6,868 |
Legrand (1,457) may also be a first name.
Legrand Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) The Big or Tall [French le, the + grand, Latin grand-is, 'great, tall]
(French) The tall man.
Legrand Demographics
Average Male Legrand Height
175.09 cm
Average Female Legrand Height
166.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Legrand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legrand Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legrand (Georgian: ლეგრანდ, Russian: Легранд) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legrand? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,736th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 233,838 people. The last name Legrand occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Legrand reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 204,281st most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,457 people.
The last name Legrand is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 9,282 people, or 1 in 7,156. In France Legrand is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 29 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent live and French Guiana, where 6 percent live. Apart from France this surname is found in 109 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Belgium, where 22 percent live.
Legrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Legrand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legrand last name rose 877 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 597 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Legrand Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Legrand surname are 13.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.44% registered with the political party.
The amount Legrand earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 219.12% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,862 per year; in South Africa they earn 214.45% more than the national average, earning R 747,264 per year; in United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,904 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legrands | 93 | 45 | / |
| Leegrand | 93 | 41 | / |
| Le'grand | 93 | 2 | / |
| Leagrand | 93 | 2 | / |
| Legraind | 93 | 2 | / |
| Legrantd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Legran | 92 | 259 | / |
| Lagrand | 86 | 1,526 | / |
| Legrain | 86 | 1,476 | / |
| Legrant | 86 | 418 | / |
| Logrand | 86 | 9 | / |
| Legrang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ligrand | 86 | 3 | / |
| Legrond | 86 | 2 | / |
| Legrane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Legramd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Legrants | 80 | 28 | / |
| Leegrant | 80 | 3 | / |
| Legrantt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lagrandt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lehgrant | 80 | 0 | / |
| Legron | 77 | 123 | / |
| Legram | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ligran | 77 | 5 | / |
| Legrán | 77 | 2 | / |
| Legrone | 71 | 313 | / |
| Lagrant | 71 | 278 | / |
| Legroun | 71 | 12 | / |
| Legroin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leagron | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ligrant | 71 | 0 | / |
| Legroune | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laigrane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legronne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legreine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggrone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyghran | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laground | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leegraham | 63 | 1 | / |
| Legrom | 62 | 54 | / |
| Ligron | 62 | 17 | / |
| Ligrone | 57 | 123 | / |
| Laigron | 57 | 5 | / |
| Legroum | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ligroin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ligraham | 53 | 1 | / |
Legrand Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legrand in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეგრანდ | legrand | - |
| Legrand in the Russian language | ||
| Легранд | legrand | - |
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