Lenoir Surname
Approximately 28,055 people bear this surname
Lenoir Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'the black', as in blacksmiths. Belgian inventor Etienne Lenoir invented the internal combustion engine.
Lenoir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 18,613 | 1:3,569 | 262 |
| United States | 4,566 | 1:79,382 | 9,062 |
| Belgium | 2,849 | 1:4,035 | 432 |
| French Polynesia | 338 | 1:831 | 65 |
| Switzerland | 328 | 1:25,039 | 3,924 |
| Netherlands | 215 | 1:78,545 | 13,251 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Brazil | 184 | 1:1,163,447 | 40,409 |
| Mauritius | 134 | 1:9,652 | 2,077 |
| England | 115 | 1:484,505 | 31,272 |
| New Caledonia | 83 | 1:3,328 | 498 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 660 | 1:76,089 | 8,089 |
Lenoir (2,600) may also be a first name.
Lenoir Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'the black', as in blacksmiths. Belgian inventor Etienne Lenoir invented the internal combustion engine.
- jessica1998Lenoir Demographics
Average Lenoir Salary in
United States
$39,432 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lenoir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenoir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lenoir is most common in France. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lenoir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenoir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lenoir is the 19,550th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 259,759 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Lenoir live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 144,198th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 2,600 people.
Lenoir is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 18,613 people, or 1 in 3,569. In France Lenoir is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Normandy, where 14 percent reside. Apart from France Lenoir is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.
Lenoir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lenoir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 692 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lenoir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lenoir surname are 0.010000000000005% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.24% being registered with the party.
The amount Lenoir earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $39,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning $44,480 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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