How common is the surname Lacroix?

8,003 people in the United States had the surname Lacroix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,579 Americans. It ranked 4,436th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lacroix?

Remy LaCroix, American pornographic actress, followed by Alphonse Lacroix.

Where is the surname Lacroix most common?

Wikidata records people named Lacroix in the United States.

Is the surname Lacroix getting more or less common?

More common. 7,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,003 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Lacroix

A French surname, carried by 8,003 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lacroix is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

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

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,003 people named Lacroix in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,579 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,606.

#4,436

rank among US surnames

8,003

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,427	Budd	8,026	38,468
#4,428	Harrelson	8,023	38,483
#4,430	Staten	8,021	38,492
#4,432	Whitlow	8,020	38,497
#4,433	Sledge	8,019	38,502
#4,434	Ta	8,017	38,511
#4,435	Pulley	8,007	38,559

Who is named Lacroix

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Lacroix identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lacroixs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Remy LaCroix
American pornographic actress, born 1988
Alphonse Lacroix
American ice hockey player (1897–1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Croix

Surnames that sound like Lacroix

Lacroix has the Soundex code L262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L262.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lacroix come from?: From French Lacroix, from la (“the”) + croix (“cross”).
How common is the surname Lacroix?: 8,003 people in the United States had the surname Lacroix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,579 Americans. It ranked 4,436th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lacroix?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Lacroix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lacroix?: Remy LaCroix, American pornographic actress, followed by Alphonse Lacroix.
Where is the surname Lacroix most common?: Wikidata records people named Lacroix in the United States.
Is the surname Lacroix getting more or less common?: More common. 7,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,003 in 2010, up 5.2%.
What are other spellings of Lacroix?: Croix.