Lesieur Surname

88,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Lesieur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesieur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,8411:17,2931,905
Canada7551:48,8025,922
United States6921:523,78543,703
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belize11:355,4743,977
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Lesieur Last Name Facts

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

Lesieur is found most in France. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesieur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 88,767th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,347,051 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Lesieur live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 3,841 people, or 1 in 17,293. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent live and Normandy, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account France it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Lesieur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lesieur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lesieur surname expanded 1,573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesieur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lesieur last name are 2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Lesieur earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.91% less than the national average, earning $41,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lescieur93281/
Lessieur93198/
Lesieure939/
Leasieur930/
Lesiur9212/
L'Lesieur881/
Lesoeur86202/
Lesciur8622/
Lasieur868/
Lessiur867/
Lesiure864/
Lecieur861/
Lesieor861/
Leseiur861/
Lesxiur861/
Lesieurová821/
Lassieur8042/
Leseueur8011/
Lissieur804/
Lexiur7721/
Lasiur771/
Leziur771/
Lejjeur7131/
Lesjour711/
Lasaeur710/
Lassoeur6711/
Lechgeur671/
Legeurre671/
Leaziure670/
Ligeour57155/
Lijeour5761/
Lysohur571/
Loysaior531/
Licheour530/
Lasseour530/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lesieur
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