Legros Surname
Approximately 11,123 people bear this surname
Legros Surname Definition:
(French) The Big or Stout [French le, the; and see under Grose in Dict.]
Legros Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2,769 | 1:4,152 | 456 |
| France | 2,615 | 1:25,401 | 3,037 |
| Canada | 2,166 | 1:17,011 | 2,446 |
| United States | 1,866 | 1:194,244 | 19,180 |
| Haiti | 1,071 | 1:9,976 | 1,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 1:72,568 | 6,124 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
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.]
French "the big or large."
Legros Demographics
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Legros Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legros Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legros (Russian: Легрос) is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legros? popularity and diffusion
Legros is the 46,612th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 655,178 people. The last name Legros occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Legros live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Legros is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 62 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,769 people, or 1 in 4,152. In Belgium Legros is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 87 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent live and Flemish Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Belgium Legros occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in France, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.
Legros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Legros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Legros surname are 13.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legross | 92 | 10 | / |
| Legrois | 92 | 3 | / |
| Legrose | 92 | 2 | / |
| Leggros | 92 | 1 | / |
| Legro | 91 | 1,242 | / |
| Liegrois | 86 | 24 | / |
| Legrosse | 86 | 3 | / |
| Leisgros | 86 | 1 | / |
| Legras | 83 | 1,489 | / |
| Legrou | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ligros | 83 | 38 | / |
| Lagros | 83 | 19 | / |
| Logros | 83 | 6 | / |
| Legrot | 83 | 5 | / |
| Legroy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Legroc | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legrod | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legrox | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legroo | 83 | 0 | / |
| Legroux | 77 | 247 | / |
| Lagrois | 77 | 188 | / |
| Lagross | 77 | 42 | / |
| Laigros | 77 | 12 | / |
| Legrout | 77 | 10 | / |
| Legrood | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leegroy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legrast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leghras | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legroix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legrass | 77 | 0 | / |
| Legra | 73 | 3,196 | / |
| Legrá | 73 | 2,693 | / |
| Ligro | 73 | 5 | / |
| Legrà | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leigrotz | 71 | 6 | / |
| Leagrouh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Leghrouz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Legrasse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Legraa | 67 | 220 | / |
| Lagras | 67 | 55 | / |
| Legrat | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ligras | 67 | 20 | / |
| Legrad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leagra | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ligrot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liggro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyogro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llegra | 67 | 1 | / |
Legros Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legros in the Russian language | ||
| Легрос | legros | - |
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