Legrand Surname

17,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Legrand Surname Definition:

(French) The Big or Tall [French le, the + grand, Latin grand-is, 'great, tall]

Legrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,2821:7,156614
United States6,9991:51,7876,240
Belgium6,8841:1,67095
Haiti3,0171:3,541473
Canada8601:42,8445,314
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
Germany5031:160,05119,043
Mauritius4511:2,868495
Guatemala2661:60,4612,418
England2031:274,47321,519
Switzerland1681:48,8866,528
Argentina1611:265,48721,406
New Caledonia1511:1,829142
Luxembourg1251:4,644652
Spain1211:386,38021,365
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Australia971:278,30624,956
Thailand961:735,816120,839
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Peru601:529,73514,532
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Chile551:320,3009,085
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
India221:34,866,608408,224
Monaco221:1,68558
Sweden151:656,45048,545
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
China81:170,915,1968,932
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7981:62,9316,868

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) The tall man.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legrands9345/
Leegrand9341/
Le'grand932/
Leagrand932/
Legraind932/
Legrantd931/
Legran92259/
Lagrand861,526/
Legrain861,476/
Legrant86418/
Logrand869/
Legrang865/
Ligrand863/
Legrond862/
Legrane862/
Legramd861/
Legrants8028/
Leegrant803/
Legrantt801/
Lagrandt801/
Lehgrant800/
Legron77123/
Legram778/
Ligran775/
Legrán772/
Legrone71313/
Lagrant71278/
Legroun7112/
Legroin712/
Leagron712/
Ligrant710/
Legroune673/
Laigrane671/
Legronne671/
Legreine671/
Leggrone671/
Loyghran671/
Laground670/
Leegraham631/
Legrom6254/
Ligron6217/
Ligrone57123/
Laigron575/
Legroum572/
Ligroin571/
Ligraham531/

Legrand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legrand in the Georgian language
ლეგრანდlegrand-
Legrand in the Russian language
Леграндlegrand-

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