How common is the surname Lebrun?

3,890 people in the United States had the surname Lebrun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,369 Americans. It ranked 8,479th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lebrun?

Albert Lebrun, 15th President of the French Republic (1871–1950), followed by Charles Le Brun.

Where is the surname Lebrun most common?

Wikidata records people named Lebrun in France.

Is the surname Lebrun getting more or less common?

More common. 3,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,890 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Lebrun

A surname, carried by 3,890 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lebrun is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,890 people named Lebrun in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,369 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,432.

#8,479

rank among US surnames

3,890

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+13.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,794)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,475	Rondeau	3,894	79,288
#8,477	Reinhard	3,893	79,308
#8,478	Matute	3,892	79,328
#8,479	Cann	3,890	79,369

Who is named Lebrun

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

76% of people named Lebrun identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lebruns

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Albert Lebrun
15th President of the French Republic (1871–1950)
Charles Le Brun
17th-century French painter and art theorist (1619—1690)
Guerin Lebrun
1200–1236
Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance
American socialite, 1785–1854

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lebrun

Lebrun has the Soundex code L165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L165.

Questions

How common is the surname Lebrun?: 3,890 people in the United States had the surname Lebrun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,369 Americans. It ranked 8,479th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lebrun?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Lebrun identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lebrun?: Albert Lebrun, 15th President of the French Republic (1871–1950), followed by Charles Le Brun.
Where is the surname Lebrun most common?: Wikidata records people named Lebrun in France.
Is the surname Lebrun getting more or less common?: More common. 3,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,890 in 2010, up 13%.