Lerou Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lerou Surname User-submission:

Le roux Comes from the french word roux, which refers to someone with ginger hair and freckles.

This surname originated in Finistère, a region in France, and is mostly beared in Brittany.

One of the popular bearers of this surname is Pierre Leroux (1797-1871), a friend of the famous writer Georges Sand.

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Lerou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2211:300,55545,904
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
Ivory Coast731:316,04411,693
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Greece291:382,06251,720
Chile281:629,16015,000
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Lerou (187) may also be a first name.

Lerou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Le roux Comes from the french word roux, which refers to someone with ginger hair and freckles.

This surname originated in Finistère, a region in France, and is mostly beared in Brittany.

One of the popular bearers of this surname is Pierre Leroux (1797-1871), a friend of the famous writer Georges Sand. Pierre was a famous writer, publisher, and philosopher of his time.

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Lerou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lerou (Russian: Лероу) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lerou is the 537,454th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Lerou live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 665,130th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 187 people.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 300,555. In France it is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 22 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent reside. Aside from France Lerou is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside.

Lerou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lerou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lerou surname expanded 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lerou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lerou surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Lerou earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 195.83% more than the national average, earning $127,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leroux9161,129/
Letrou91252/
Lerouy91118/
Leroue91117/
Learou9121/
Lergou9114/
Lerous917/
Lerouz912/
Lierou912/
Lerout911/
Leyrou911/
Lejrou911/
Leroup910/
Lero897,811/
Leru89645/
Lerouet8383/
Letroux8354/
Lerroux8333/
Lherrou838/
Le'roux834/
Lleroux832/
Lehrouz832/
Lerouss831/
Learoux831/
Lerhout831/
Leyrouz831/
Letrous831/
Learout830/
Leroy80138,221/
Leroi803,487/
Leiro802,572/
Lerro801,857/
Lerud80719/
Leuro80622/
Lerus80586/
Lerho80217/
Letro80201/
Lerot80198/
Leyro80173/
Lereu80150/
Lerue80148/
Liero80136/
Leros80110/
Lyrou8099/
Lerzo8089/
Leero8082/
Leruo8082/
Lirou8073/
Lerau8073/
Leroa8057/
Lergo8047/
Learo8043/
Llero8041/
Leroz8039/
Leroe8038/
Leroo8038/
Lerup8034/
Lerut8032/
Lerop8027/
Lehru8018/
Leuru8015/
Leiru8010/
Lerux808/
Leruh805/
Learu805/
Lerru805/
Lerod804/
Letru803/
Leroh803/
Lehro803/
Lesro802/
Ljrou802/
Lleru801/
Lejro801/
Hlero801/
Leruz801/
Lhero801/
Lieru801/
Leroj801/
L'Herrou7743/
Leyroutz7711/
Leiroutz7711/
Lerouech774/
Leheroux771/
Lessroud771/
Leiros731,142/
Llergo731,043/
Leyros73897/
Leiroz73373/
Leroch73356/
Lethro73189/
Learus73170/
Lerois73121/
Leraux73108/
Lerooy73106/
Letrud73103/
Letrot7399/
Liroux7382/
Leraut7381/
Learue7371/
Leroye7367/
Letros7366/
Leeroy7357/
Leraud7357/
Leirud7335/
Leriyo7335/
Letrop7334/
Lerust7333/
Leross7332/
Lierau7329/
Leirão7328/
Lerroy7324/
Lereus7319/
Lherot7319/
Leroij7317/
Letroy7315/
Lyrrou7315/
Leitru7314/
Leirup7312/
Lettro7310/
Leruiz7310/
Leroiz7310/
Lereux738/
Letrut738/
Learoy737/
Lieyro737/
Lerosh737/
Lejros736/
Le'roy736/
Lirout736/
Lereyo735/
Lierro734/
Leirro734/
Leroys733/
Lirous733/
Leroth733/
Lerroa733/
Lerush732/
Lesroy732/
Leroya732/
Lleroy732/
Leroie732/
Leroit732/
Leruch732/
Lheros732/
Lgeroy731/
Lereue731/
Lerodd731/
Leroia731/
Lerrod731/
Leruye731/
Letrus731/
Letruy731/
Leirut731/
Leitro731/
Leareo731/
Leraus731/
Hleros731/
D'Lero731/
Leroyt731/
Leerod731/
Letruz731/
Litrou731/
Lehrau731/
Layrou731/
Leeroi731/
Leeros731/
Lairou731/
L'Euro731/
Letreu731/
Lerott731/
Lerros731/
Leruis731/
Leruit731/
Lereio731/
Leroiy731/
Leiroa731/
Lesrro731/
Leroja731/
Letruu731/
Leuroi731/
Leuroy731/
Lerayo731/
Leerue731/
Leroyd730/
Leahro730/
Lerrue730/
Lergoy730/
Learup730/
Leyrus730/
Lereud730/
Learod730/
Leargu730/
L'Herroux7117/
Lherhoult711/
Lera6710,669/
Liro671,256/
Liru67914/
Learoyd67796/
Leyraud67198/
Letroye67194/
Lheraud67114/
Lerault6795/
Lyro6748/
Lheraux6731/
Leirost6727/
Lethrud6725/
Leruyet6722/
Leureau6719/
Letreux6717/
Letraut6716/
Leheroo6713/
Leheros6711/
Lettroy679/
Lhereux678/
Leroeye678/
Lejroth678/
Leroith677/
Lereaux677/
Lerooij677/
Lehroch676/
Lesrois674/
Lehraus674/
Leythro674/
Learoia673/
Lerhowe673/
Lheraut672/
Lheureu672/
Léro672/
Leroy's671/
Lherroy671/
Lethrup671/
Letrush671/
Leuroie671/
Laheeru671/
Leiraio671/
Leerhoy671/
Leeross671/
Leeroye671/
Leirois671/
Leiroya671/
Leirrud671/
Leitrop671/
Layroux671/
Letreut671/
Letroit671/
Lerroyd671/
Lereuth671/
Lerooye671/
D'Leroy671/
Leiroia671/
Leeroys671/
Leyraut671/
Lethrop670/
Leeraux670/
Lehreux670/
Lerreau670/
Learutt670/

Lerou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lerou in the Russian language
Лероуlerou-

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