Leroux Surname

9,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Leroux Surname Definition:

French "the red ;" a person of florid complexion.

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Leroux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41,8111:1,58990
Canada10,9471:3,366431
United States4,0821:88,7949,999
Dominican Republic8551:12,202946
Belgium7311:15,7272,404
South Africa3481:155,68317,592
England2201:253,26420,438
Argentina2121:201,62016,703
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Ecuador1521:104,6446,284
Germany1291:624,07349,483
New Caledonia1251:2,210223
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia941:287,18825,495
Ivory Coast901:256,34710,121
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Mexico891:1,394,67615,650
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
Spain601:779,20132,544
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Haiti481:222,5818,250
Mauritius461:28,1185,531
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Botswana391:56,07510,323
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Chile301:587,21614,299
Benin291:356,40027,355
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
China91:151,924,6187,954
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Leroux (280) may also be a first name.

Leroux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

French "the red ;" a person of florid complexion.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

- shinastorm

Leroux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leroux (Arabic: يروّ) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leroux? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,276th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 119,216 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Leroux live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Leroux is also the 530,161st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 280 people.

Leroux is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 41,811 people, or 1 in 1,589. In France Leroux is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 19 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Leroux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leroux has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leroux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leroux last name are 6.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leroux earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning R 230,352 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $45,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letroux9254/
Lerroux9233/
Le'roux924/
Lleroux922/
Lerouxx921/
Learoux921/
Lerou91599/
Lerox9112/
Lerux918/
Leheroux861/
Letrou83252/
Lerouy83118/
Leroue83117/
Leraux83108/
Liroux8382/
Learou8321/
Leroix8315/
Lergou8314/
Lereux838/
Lerous837/
Leroex836/
Lerouz832/
Lerouc832/
Lierou832/
Leroox831/
Lerout831/
Leroyx831/
Lerouq831/
Leyrou831/
Lejrou831/
Leroup830/
Lerrox830/
Lero807,811/
Leru80645/
L'Herroux8017/
Lerouet7783/
Lheraux7731/
Leroque7725/
Letreux7717/
Lherrou778/
Lhereux778/
Lereaux777/
Lerouks774/
Leureux773/
Lheurux772/
Lehrouz772/
Lerzoug772/
Lerough771/
Lerouss771/
Layroux771/
Lerhout771/
Lerogue771/
Leyrouz771/
Liereux771/
Letrous771/
Leeraux770/
Lehreux770/
Learout770/
Leroy73138,221/
Leroi733,487/
Leiro732,572/
Lerro731,857/
Lerud73719/
Leuro73622/
Lerus73586/
Lerog73496/
Leruk73384/
Lerho73217/
Letro73201/
Lerot73198/
Leyro73173/
Lereu73150/
Lerue73148/
Liero73136/
Leros73110/
Lyrou7399/
Lerzo7389/
Leero7382/
Leruo7382/
Lirou7373/
Lerau7373/
Leroa7357/
Lergo7347/
Learo7343/
Llero7341/
Leroz7339/
Leroe7338/
Leroo7338/
Leroc7334/
Lerup7334/
Lerut7332/
Lerop7327/
Lehru7318/
Leuru7315/
Leiru7310/
Leruh735/
Learu735/
Lerug735/
Lerru735/
Lerod734/
Letru733/
Leroh733/
Lehro733/
Lesro732/
Ljrou732/
Lleru731/
Lerok731/
Lejro731/
Hlero731/
Leruz731/
Lhero731/
Lieru731/
Leroj731/
L'Herrou7143/
Lerocque7137/
Leyroutz7111/
Leiroutz7111/
L'Hereux717/
Lerouech714/
Lleureux713/
Lheareux712/
Lheireux711/
Lerroque711/
Lessroud711/
Leareaux710/
Leiros671,142/
Llergo671,043/
Leyros67897/
Leiroz67373/
Leroch67356/
Leroke67253/
Lethro67189/
Learus67170/
Lerois67121/
Lerooy67106/
Letrud67103/
Letrot6799/
Leraut6781/
Learue6771/
Leroye6767/
Letros6766/
Lireux6762/
Leeroy6757/
Leraud6757/
Lerock6749/
Leirud6735/
Leriyo6735/
Letrop6734/
Lerust6733/
Leross6732/
Lierau6729/
Leirão6728/
Lerroy6724/
Lereus6719/
Lherot6719/
Leroij6717/
Letroy6715/
Lyrrou6715/
Leitru6714/
Leirup6712/
Lettro6710/
Leruiz6710/
Leroiz6710/
Letrut678/
Learoy677/
Lieyro677/
Lerosh677/
Lejros676/
Le'roy676/
Lirout676/
Lereyo675/
Letruk674/
Lierro674/
Leirro674/
Leroys673/
Lirous673/
Leroth673/
Lerroa673/
Lerush672/
Lesroy672/
Leroya672/
Lleroy672/
Lheureaux672/
Leroie672/
Leroit672/
Leruch672/
Lheros672/
Lgeroy671/
Lherhoult671/
Lheureiux671/
Lheureuex671/
Lheureuxs671/
Lereue671/
Lerodd671/
Leroia671/
Lerrod671/
Leruig671/
Leruye671/
Lerzog671/
Letrus671/
Letruy671/
Leirut671/
Leitro671/
Leareo671/
Leatreaux671/
Leraus671/
L'Hhereux671/
Hleros671/
D'Lero671/
Leroyt671/
Leerod671/
Letruz671/
Litrou671/
Lehrau671/
Layrou671/
Leerog671/
Leeroi671/
Leeros671/
Lairou671/
L'Euro671/
Letreu671/
Letroc671/
Lerott671/
Lerros671/
Leruis671/
Leruit671/
Leraix671/
Lereio671/
Leroic671/
Leroiy671/
Leiroa671/
Lesrro671/
Leroja671/
Leruke671/
Letruu671/
Leuroi671/
Leuroy671/
Lerayo671/
Lehruk671/
Leerue671/
Leeruk671/
Leroyd670/
Leruck670/
Leahro670/
Lerrue670/
Lergoy670/
Learup670/
Leyrus670/
Lereud670/
Learod670/
Leargu670/

Leroux Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leroux in the Arabic language
يروّyrw-
يروyrw-
ليروlyrw-

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