Lhommedieu Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lhommedieu Surname Definition:

(French) The man God, probably referring to a servant of God.

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Lhommedieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:825,64763,294
France611:1,088,897118,069
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lhommedieu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The man God, probably referring to a servant of God.

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

User-submitted Reference

The L'Hommedieu name was given to the family after the first battle of Jerusalem in the 11 century. The L'Hommedieu men were knights of St. John. Hostelers to the pilgrims going to Jerusalem from the sea. The name was originally

L'Homme de Dieu, in English, translates to 'the man of God'. It was given to the family by a king of France for their service.

The family was unceremoniously removed from France because they were Huguenots. Some went to America (Long Island and the Carolinas) and some to South Africa in the late 1600. Benjamin L'Homme de Dieu settled in Southold, Long Island and married Patience Sylvester daughter of the Sylvesters of Fire Island.

The L'Homme de Dieu coat of arms are a gold gable on a field of blue, a lamb of God holding a flag and the flag carries the red cross of Jesus signifying his blood.

- tlhomme1942

Lhommedieu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lhommedieu occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lhommedieu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lhommedieu is the 614,324th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Lhommedieu live; 88 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States Lhommedieu is most common in: New York, where 19 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent are found and Mexico, where 0 percent are found.

Lhommedieu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lhommedieu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lhommedieu surname grew 3,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lhommedieu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lhommedieu last name are 16.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.06% registered to vote for the political party.

Lhommedieu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
L'Hommedieu95201/
Lhomedieu951/
Lhommedieud951/
Lhommedeiu901/
Lamadieu67118/
Lamidieu6776/
Lemodjieu632/
Leumedjeu631/
Lemadjieu631/
Lamidiu592/
Lamedjui5610/
Lemodjeu561/
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