# Leclerc (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/leclerc/  
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) | 3,014 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,626 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 102,437 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.1% (2,762 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Leclerc.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Leclerc 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Leclerc in France and the United States.

## People named Leclerc

- Fud Leclerc, Belgian singer and musician (1924–2010)
- Katie Leclerc, American actress

## Similar surnames

Leclair, Leclaire, Legler, Locklear, Laclair.

## 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.