Lesueur Surname

46,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lesueur Surname Definition:

(French) One who made shoes, a shoemaker.

Lesueur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,1811:7,235625
United States1,5911:227,81822,003
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Canada731:504,73442,927
England311:1,797,35772,927
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Lesueur (14) may also be a first name.

Lesueur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who made shoes, a shoemaker.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lesueur Last Name Facts

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

Lesueur occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesueur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,646th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 655,768 people. Lesueur is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lesueur live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lesueur is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 14 people.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 9,181 people, or 1 in 7,235. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 34 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Barring France this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Lesueur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lesueur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesueur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lesueur surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lesueur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.41% less than the national average, earning R 151,104 per year; in United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.42% more than the national average, earning $66,289 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lessueur935/
Le'sueur934/
Leshueur931/
Lesueure930/
Lasueur861/
Lecueur861/
Lisueur860/
Lescieur80281/
Lessieur80198/
Lassueur80123/
Lishueur8014/
Lethueur803/
Lissieur674/
Leviure571/
Levyurova501/

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