Legros Surname

46,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Legros Surname Definition:

(French) The Big or Stout [French le, the; and see under Grose in Dict.]

Legros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,7691:4,152456
France2,6151:25,4013,037
Canada2,1661:17,0112,446
United States1,8661:194,24419,180
Haiti1,0711:9,9761,049
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Germany971:829,95360,372
England651:857,20145,134
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Australia411:658,43245,385
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Luxembourg81:72,5686,124
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Bahamas51:78,350887
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Dominica11:75,891912
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Legros (62) may also be a first name.

Legros Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The Big or Stout [French le, the; and see under Grose in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

French "the big or large."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Legros Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legros (Russian: Легрос) is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legros? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,612th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 655,178 people. Legros is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Legros are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 62 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,769 people, or 1 in 4,152. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 87 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Legros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legros has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legros surname expanded 4,057 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 361 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Legros Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Legros surname are 13.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Legros earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $43,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legross9210/
Legrois923/
Legrose922/
Leggros921/
Legro911,242/
Liegrois8624/
Legrosse863/
Leisgros861/
Legras831,489/
Legrou8344/
Ligros8338/
Lagros8319/
Logros836/
Legrot835/
Legroy832/
Legroc831/
Legrod831/
Legrox831/
Legroo830/
Legroux77247/
Lagrois77188/
Lagross7742/
Laigros7712/
Legrout7710/
Legrood771/
Leegroy771/
Legrast771/
Leghras771/
Legroix771/
Legrass770/
Legra733,196/
Legrá732,693/
Ligro735/
Legrà731/
Leigrotz716/
Leagrouh716/
Leghrouz712/
Legrasse712/
Legraa67220/
Lagras6755/
Legrat6728/
Ligras6720/
Legrad6711/
Leagra679/
Ligrot671/
Liggro671/
Lyogro671/
Llegra671/

Legros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legros in the Russian language
Легросlegros-

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