Lemaitre Surname
Approximately 24,578 people bear this surname
Lemaitre Surname Definition:
(French) The Master [French le, the + maître, Old French maistre, master, proprietor, director, governor; Latin magister]
Lemaitre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 20,952 | 1:3,170 | 210 |
| Belgium | 1,258 | 1:9,139 | 1,298 |
| Haiti | 603 | 1:17,718 | 1,550 |
| United States | 572 | 1:633,669 | 51,045 |
| Canada | 265 | 1:139,040 | 14,308 |
| Costa Rica | 179 | 1:26,704 | 825 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Chile | 88 | 1:200,187 | 6,348 |
| New Caledonia | 83 | 1:3,328 | 498 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Lemaître (535) & Lemaïtre (2) are calculated separately.
Lemaitre (160) may also be a first name.
Lemaitre 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]
(French) The master or overseer.
LEMITARE: 1. A corruption of the common French surname, Lemaitre, ' the master.' 2. From limitour, a begging friar-familiar to every reader of Chaucer.
Lemaitre Demographics
Average Lemaitre Salary in
United States
$52,698 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lemaitre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemaitre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemaitre is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lemaître or Lemaïtre. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemaitre? popularity and diffusion
Lemaitre is the 22,129th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 296,507 people. The last name Lemaitre occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lemaitre live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lemaitre is also the 725,185th most widely held forename globally It is held by 160 people.
Lemaitre is most widespread in France, where it is held by 20,952 people, or 1 in 3,170. In France Lemaitre is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Normandy, where 16 percent are found. Not including France it exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Haiti, where 2 percent are found.
Lemaitre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lemaitre has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 323 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lemaitre Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lemaitre last name are 7.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.78% being registered with the party.
The amount Lemaitre earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning $52,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning $45,728 CAD per year.
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