Levasseur Surname
Approximately 25,354 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLevasseur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11,988 | 1:5,541 | 456 |
| Canada | 7,281 | 1:5,061 | 738 |
| United States | 5,471 | 1:66,251 | 7,733 |
| Haiti | 200 | 1:53,420 | 3,174 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Mauritius | 48 | 1:26,946 | 5,412 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
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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Average Male Levasseur Height
175.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Levasseur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levasseur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Levasseur occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Levasseur? popularity and diffusion
Levasseur is the 21,494th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 287,432 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Levasseur reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Levasseur is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 76 people.
The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 11,988 people, or 1 in 5,541. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 32 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent live. Not including France Levasseur exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.
Levasseur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Levasseur has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Levasseur Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Levasseur surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levasseure | 95 | 5 | / |
| Lesvasseur | 95 | 2 | / |
| Levassseur | 95 | 2 | / |
| Leuvasseur | 95 | 1 | / |
| Leveasseur | 95 | 1 | / |
| Levausseur | 95 | 1 | / |
| Levasseuer | 95 | 1 | / |
| Levaisseur | 95 | 1 | / |
| Levasser | 94 | 37 | / |
| Levassur | 94 | 12 | / |
| Levaseur | 94 | 12 | / |
| Lavasseur | 89 | 414 | / |
| Levesseur | 89 | 116 | / |
| Levassuer | 89 | 27 | / |
| Lebasseur | 89 | 5 | / |
| Levassaur | 89 | 3 | / |
| Levasserr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Levosseur | 89 | 1 | / |
| Levassear | 89 | 1 | / |
| Levassour | 89 | 1 | / |
| Levisseur | 89 | 1 | / |
| Levasseir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lewasseur | 89 | 1 | / |
| Loevasser | 89 | 0 | / |
| Levaseuer | 89 | 0 | / |
| Levaser | 88 | 0 | / |
| Leavesseur | 84 | 31 | / |
| Lavasseaur | 84 | 1 | / |
| Leveausser | 84 | 1 | / |
| Levassor | 82 | 206 | / |
| Leviseur | 82 | 82 | / |
| Levasier | 82 | 75 | / |
| Levassar | 82 | 54 | / |
| Lavasser | 82 | 26 | / |
| Lavaseur | 82 | 4 | / |
| Levasher | 82 | 3 | / |
| Lavassur | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leveseur | 82 | 1 | / |
| Levessur | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lebasser | 82 | 0 | / |
| Levassort | 78 | 234 | / |
| Lavassaur | 78 | 115 | / |
| Lavesseur | 78 | 4 | / |
| Lebosseur | 78 | 2 | / |
| Levessier | 78 | 2 | / |
| Lavassier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Levassère | 78 | 1 | / |
| Levacheur | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lavassour | 78 | 0 | / |
| Levasar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lavaser | 75 | 0 | / |
| Levesur | 75 | 0 | / |
| Levassaire | 74 | 4 | / |
| Lavassauer | 74 | 1 | / |
| Levacher | 71 | 1,747 | / |
| Lavassar | 71 | 76 | / |
| Lavassor | 71 | 24 | / |
| Lavesser | 71 | 19 | / |
| Lavasier | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lebosser | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lowasser | 71 | 3 | / |
| Levessor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lovasour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laveseur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Levesour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lavasher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Levasort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lohwasser | 67 | 1,197 | / |
| Lavaisier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahwasser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebossier | 67 | 0 | / |
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Levasseur Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Levasseur
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