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    The surname Lamoureux

    A French surname, carried by 3,361 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L562

    Lamoureux: #9,658 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lamoureux #9,658, 3,361 people Lamoureux: #9,658 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lamoureux #9,658, 3,361 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lamoureux is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Lamoureux, from l'Amoureux, from l'+amoureux (“lover”).

    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 3,361 people named Lamoureux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,861 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,295.

    #9,658
    rank among US surnames
    3,361
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #9,114)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,652Pecoraro3,36291,834
    #9,658Durrett3,36191,861
    #9,661Hellman3,36091,889
    #9,664Dinardo3,35991,916
    #9,666Kennelly3,35891,943
    #9,667Oliveri3,35791,971

    Who is named Lamoureux

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

    96% of people named Lamoureux identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lamoureuxs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Lamoureux
      Actor, screenwriter, film director (1920-2011)
    • Monique Lamoureux
      American ice hockey player, born 1989

    Notable Lamoureuxs come mostly from France (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Lamoureux

    Lamoureux has the Soundex code L562, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L562.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lamoureux come from?
    From French Lamoureux, from l'Amoureux, from l'+amoureux (“lover”).
    How common is the surname Lamoureux?
    3,361 people in the United States had the surname Lamoureux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,861 Americans. It ranked 9,658th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lamoureux?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lamoureux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Lamoureux?
    Robert Lamoureux, actor, screenwriter, film director (1920-2011), followed by Monique Lamoureux.
    Where is the surname Lamoureux most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lamoureux in France and the United States.
    Is the surname Lamoureux getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,295 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,361 in 2010, up 2.0%.
    What are other spellings of Lamoureux?
    Lamoreaux, Lamoreux, Lamoureaux and Amoureux.