How common is the surname Larocque?

3,032 people in the United States had the surname Larocque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,829 Americans. It ranked 10,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Larocque?

In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Larocque identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Larocque?

Rod La Rocque, American actor (1898-1969).

Where is the surname Larocque most common?

Wikidata records people named Larocque in the United States.

Is the surname Larocque getting more or less common?

More common. 2,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,032 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Larocque

A French surname, carried by 3,032 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Larocque is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Larocque.

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 3,032 people named Larocque in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,829 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,903.

#10,572

rank among US surnames

3,032

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,195)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,563	Nadler	3,034	101,762
#10,565	Mullikin	3,033	101,795
#10,572	Larocque	3,032	101,829
#10,577	Hartzog	3,031	101,863

Who is named Larocque

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

84% of people named Larocque identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Larocques

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rod La Rocque
American actor (1898-1969)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Rocque

Surnames that sound like Larocque

Larocque has the Soundex code L620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L620.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Larocque come from?: From French Larocque.
How common is the surname Larocque?: 3,032 people in the United States had the surname Larocque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,829 Americans. It ranked 10,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Larocque?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Larocque identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Larocque?: Rod La Rocque, American actor (1898-1969).
Where is the surname Larocque most common?: Wikidata records people named Larocque in the United States.
Is the surname Larocque getting more or less common?: More common. 2,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,032 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of Larocque?: Rocque.