Lequeux Surname

110,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lequeux Surname User-submission:

In medieval French le queux meant 'chief cook' and applied only to the manager of the team in charge of cooking for the royal family (in France, and Normandy). The archaic word queux is derived from the Latin coquus. Any other professional in cookery was called coquinus.

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Lequeux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,1441:21,1272,457
Belgium8981:12,8021,925
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lequeux Surname Meaning

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In medieval French le queux meant 'chief cook' and applied only to the manager of the team in charge of cooking for the royal family (in France, and Normandy). The archaic word queux is derived from the Latin coquus. Any other professional in cookery was called coquinus. The English equivalent of Lequeux is Cook. In modern French, the only remnant of this word is in the expression 'Maître Queux' which qualifies a most excellent chef.

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Lequeux Last Name Facts

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

Lequeux is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lequeux.

How Common Is The Last Name Lequeux? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lequeux is the 110,735th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,736,784 people. Lequeux is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Lequeux are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 3,144 people, or 1 in 21,127. In France Lequeux is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 38 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Grand Est, where 12 percent are found. Not including France this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Lequeux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lequeux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lequeux last name rose 662 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lequeux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lequeux last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Lequeux earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,086 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le'queux933/
Lequeu92304/
Lequex923/
Lekeux77616/
Lequie773/
Liquex770/
Lequier71105/
Lequyer7126/
Lequyea7125/
Lekeu67667/
Lesquier67106/
Lecquyer6723/

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