Leroux Surname
Approximately 61,129 people bear this surname
Leroux Surname Definition:
French "the red ;" a person of florid complexion.
Read More About This SurnameLeroux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 41,811 | 1:1,589 | 90 |
| Canada | 10,947 | 1:3,366 | 431 |
| United States | 4,082 | 1:88,794 | 9,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 855 | 1:12,202 | 946 |
| Belgium | 731 | 1:15,727 | 2,404 |
| South Africa | 348 | 1:155,683 | 17,592 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| Argentina | 212 | 1:201,620 | 16,703 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Ecuador | 152 | 1:104,644 | 6,284 |
| Germany | 129 | 1:624,073 | 49,483 |
| New Caledonia | 125 | 1:2,210 | 223 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Australia | 94 | 1:287,188 | 25,495 |
| Ivory Coast | 90 | 1:256,347 | 10,121 |
| Switzerland | 89 | 1:92,280 | 10,121 |
| Mexico | 89 | 1:1,394,676 | 15,650 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| French Polynesia | 61 | 1:4,603 | 1,039 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Haiti | 48 | 1:222,581 | 8,250 |
| Mauritius | 46 | 1:28,118 | 5,531 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:460,722 | 33,053 |
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.
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.
- shinastormLeroux Demographics
Average Male Leroux Height
175.75 cm
Average Female Leroux Height
165.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Leroux Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leroux in the Arabic language | ||
| يروّ | yrw | - |
| يرو | yrw | - |
| ليرو | lyrw | - |
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Leroux Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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