How common is the surname Lavigne?

7,204 people in the United States had the surname Lavigne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,858 Americans. It ranked 4,891st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lavigne?

Sharon Lavigne, American environmental activist (born 1950), followed by Kid Lavigne.

Where is the surname Lavigne most common?

Wikidata records people named Lavigne in the United States.

How do you pronounce Lavigne?

Lavigne is /ləˈvin/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Lavigne getting more or less common?

More common. 6,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,204 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Lavigne

A French surname, carried by 7,204 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ləˈvin/ 2 syllables Soundex L125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lavigne is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French la vigne (“the vine, the vineyard”).

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 7,204 people named Lavigne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,858 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,881.

#4,891

rank among US surnames

7,204

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,708)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,882	Gorski	7,213	42,804
#4,883	Gurrola	7,211	42,816
#4,885	Verdugo	7,210	42,822
#4,887	Neel	7,209	42,828
#4,888	Urrutia	7,208	42,834
#4,889	Amezcua	7,206	42,846
#4,890	Rutter	7,205	42,852

Who is named Lavigne

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

89% of people named Lavigne identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lavignes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sharon Lavigne
American environmental activist (born 1950)
Kid Lavigne
American boxer (1869–1928)

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lavigne come from?: From French la vigne (“the vine, the vineyard”).
How common is the surname Lavigne?: 7,204 people in the United States had the surname Lavigne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,858 Americans. It ranked 4,891st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lavigne?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lavigne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lavigne?: Sharon Lavigne, American environmental activist (born 1950), followed by Kid Lavigne.
Where is the surname Lavigne most common?: Wikidata records people named Lavigne in the United States.
How do you pronounce Lavigne?: Lavigne is /ləˈvin/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Lavigne getting more or less common?: More common. 6,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,204 in 2010, up 4.7%.