# Lacroix (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lacroix/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,003 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,436 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,579 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (7,606 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Croix |

## Etymology

From French Lacroix, from la (“the”) + croix (“cross”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lacroix in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lacroix in the United States.

## People named Lacroix

- Remy LaCroix, American pornographic actress
- Alphonse Lacroix, American ice hockey player (1897–1973)

## Similar surnames

Lacross, Lacrosse, Lizarraga, Lazarus, Legros, Lacourse, Lagerquist.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.