Lemaistre Surname

239,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lemaistre Surname Definition:

(French) The Master [French le, the + maître, Old French maistre, master, proprietor, director, governor; Latin magister]

Lemaistre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3791:48,1676,238
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Canada651:566,85547,218
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lemaistre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The Master [French le, the + maître, Old French maistre, master, proprietor, director, governor; Latin magister]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lemaistre Last Name Facts

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

Lemaistre is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemaistre? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemaistre is the 239,279th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,353,373 people. The last name Lemaistre occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Lemaistre are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 48,167. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 55 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Occitanie, where 5 percent live. Other than France this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Lemaistre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemaistre has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemaistre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemaistre last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the party.

The amount Lemaistre earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 40.53% more than the national average, earning $60,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning $61,771 CAD per year.

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