Lemaitre Surname

22,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lemaitre Surname Definition:

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

Lemaitre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France20,9521:3,170210
Belgium1,2581:9,1391,298
Haiti6031:17,7181,550
United States5721:633,66951,045
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Costa Rica1791:26,704825
Australia981:275,46624,785
England971:574,41334,909
Chile881:200,1876,348
New Caledonia831:3,328498
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Scotland191:281,78013,396
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Wales41:773,63329,106
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Dominica11:75,891912
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) The master or overseer.

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

LEMITARE: 1. A corruption of the common French surname, Lemaitre, ' the master.' 2. From limitour, a begging friar-familiar to every reader of Chaucer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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 appear as: Lemaître or Lemaïtre. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemaitre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,129th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 296,507 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Lemaitre live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 725,185th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 160 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 20,952 people, or 1 in 3,170. In France Lemaitre is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Normandy, where 16 percent live. Beside France it exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Haiti, where 2 percent live.

Lemaitre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemaitre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemaitre last name rose 2,724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 323 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemaitre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lemaitre are 7.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.78% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemaître96535/
Lemaïtre962/
Lemaistre941,674/
Lemaire9379,690/
Lemitre93268/
Lematre93251/
Lemattre88388/
Lemistre88147/
Lamaitre88100/
Leumaire8825/
Lemitres8818/
Lehmaire882/
Lemairre882/
Lemaiter882/
Lemaiere882/
Lomaitre881/
Llemaire881/
Leimaire881/
Le'maire881/
Lemaires881/
Lemairey881/
Lemaytre881/
Lemaaire881/
Lemaiire881/
Lematres880/
Lemastre880/
Lemire8615,914/
Lemare86488/
Lemaister829/
Lemastres821/
Leymairie821/
Lemarie803,794/
Lemiere802,374/
Lemeire80275/
Lemaure80166/
Lemirre8095/
Lemetre8078/
Lemoire8056/
Lemarre8020/
Leamare8013/
Lemaret809/
Lemater805/
Lemares804/
Lemaira803/
Lemuire802/
Lemared802/
Lemêtre802/
Lomatre801/
Lemaree801/
Lemirie801/
Lehmare801/
Leumire801/
Lemajre801/
Lemarey801/
Lemayre801/
Lemmire801/
Lemarge801/
Leymare800/
Lamatre800/
Lemeare800/
Leemire800/
Lemiore800/
Liemmaitry781/
Limmaitree781/
Lemaster759,327/
Leymarie752,732/
Lemettre75350/
Lemariey75321/
Lemierre75203/
Lemestre75199/
Lemeiter75159/
Lemister7559/
Lemetrie754/
Lamattre751/
Lemhares751/
Liemiere751/
Leamarie750/
Lamaytre750/
Limare711,408/
Lemere711,175/
Lemyre711,103/
Lemari71716/
Lemara71610/
Leemaster71271/
Leymaster71168/
Lemary71103/
Leamaster7186/
Lemiri7157/
Lemestrez7133/
Lesmister7112/
Lesmaster7111/
Limire714/
Lemère712/
Leymister711/
Lemaaster711/
Lemastetr711/
Lemeister711/
Le'mestre711/
Lameitrie711/
Letmather711/
Lemestree711/
Lemestrer711/
Lemarí711/
Lemére711/
Leimaster710/
Lehmaster710/
Leimiorey710/
Lehmeirer710/
Leimister710/
Lesmeister671,847/
Leimeister67962/
Lemerre67436/
Lemesre67357/
Leßmeister67277/
Leymeister67192/
Lemeret67120/
Leamari6769/
Lemario6767/
Limares6753/
Lemoyre6751/
Limarez6745/
Limarie6741/
Lemoure6741/
Leimara6731/
Limgire6723/
Limetre6722/
Lesmari6717/
Lamatry6716/
Lemerez6711/
Lemerei679/
Lemeter678/
Lemaris675/
Lemerer675/
Lemeure675/
Laimare675/
Lemirio674/
Limared674/
Lesmajster673/
Lemarhi673/
Lemarai673/
Leymary673/
Limaree673/
Limiter672/
Leismaster672/
Lemerey672/
Limgare672/
Limhare672/
Lymarie672/
Lemerie672/
Liemara672/
Lemaroy672/
Lemarii672/
Limatri671/
Leymari671/
Leismister671/
Lemargi671/
Lemhary671/
Leemary671/
Leesmaster671/
Lismare671/
Llemari671/
Luimire671/
Laimere671/
Lesmary671/
Lemärie671/
Leméter671/
Limires671/
Liemari671/
Lemaroi671/
Limairi671/
Lehmiri671/
Lehmari671/
Lemereu671/
Lemmiri671/
Laymire670/
Litmire670/
Liemeitter670/
Lemiris670/
Lemhara670/

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