# Larue (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/larue/  
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) | 11,757 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,047 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,261 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (11,315 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Rue |

## Etymology

French Larue

## Who carries it

Share of people named Larue 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Larue in the United States.

## People named Larue

- Jack La Rue, American actor (1902-1984)
- Lash LaRue, American actor (1917-1996)
- Rusty LaRue, American basketball player-coach
- Fontaine La Rue, American actress (1897-1976)
- Grace La Rue, American actress and singer (1882–1956)
- Dee Dee Sharp, American R&B singer

## Similar surnames

Lara, Lauer, Lair, Laurie, Lahr, Laura, Lareau, Lauro, Lary, Larrea, Lawrie, Laury.

## 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.