Levasseur Surname

21,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Levasseur Surname User-submission:

Levasseur is a status surname, derived from the Old French word vasseor, a short form of vavasour, a term of the feudal system for a tenant ranking immediately below a baron. Such a tenant would have been a prosperous man, and the surname may have been used for someone in his service more often than for the man himself.

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Levasseur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,9881:5,541456
Canada7,2811:5,061738
United States5,4711:66,2517,733
Haiti2001:53,4203,174
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Mauritius481:26,9465,412
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Belgium451:255,48131,256
England311:1,797,35772,927
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Levasseur (76) may also be a first name.

Levasseur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Levasseur is a status surname, derived from the Old French word vasseor, a short form of vavasour, a term of the feudal system for a tenant ranking immediately below a baron. Such a tenant would have been a prosperous man, and the surname may have been used for someone in his service more often than for the man himself. The term is probably derived from medieval Latin vassus vassorum, meaning 'vassal of vassals', i.e., vassal-in-chief.

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Levasseur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Levasseur is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levasseur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,494th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 287,432 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Levasseur are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Levasseur is also the 1,107,702nd most common given name worldwide It is held by 76 people.

It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 11,988 people, or 1 in 5,541. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 32 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 20 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Besides France this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Levasseur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Levasseur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levasseur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Levasseur last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Levasseur earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $45,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning $42,203 CAD per year.

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Levasseur Reference & Research

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