Locard Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Locard Surname Definition:
Probably foreign. Stephen Locard witnessed a charter of Richard de Morville before 1153 (Douglas, Baronage, i. 323). Jordan Locard 1165 witnessed a charter of Walter Fitz- Alan, Dapifer (Kelso Chart.).
Locard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 224 | 1:296,530 | 45,363 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Locard (15) may also be a first name.
Locard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably foreign. Stephen Locard witnessed a charter of Richard de Morville before 1153 (Douglas, Baronage, i. 323). Jordan Locard 1165 witnessed a charter of Walter Fitz- Alan, Dapifer (Kelso Chart.).
Locard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Locard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Locard occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Locard? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,070,546th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Locard occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Locard reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 296,530. In France Locard is most common in: Île-de-France, where 47 percent live, Normandy, where 32 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 5 percent live. Not including France Locard is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Belarus, where 0 percent live.
Locard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Locard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Locard Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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