How common is the surname Leclerc?

3,014 people in the United States had the surname Leclerc in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,437 Americans. It ranked 10,626th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leclerc?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Leclerc identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leclerc?

Fud Leclerc, Belgian singer and musician (1924–2010), followed by Katie Leclerc.

Where is the surname Leclerc most common?

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

Is the surname Leclerc getting more or less common?

More common. 2,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,014 in 2010, up 9.1%.

The surname Leclerc

A French surname, carried by 3,014 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L246

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

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Leclerc.

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 3,014 people named Leclerc in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,437 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,762.

#10,626

rank among US surnames

3,014

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,638)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,620	Cardillo	3,015	102,403
#10,626	Leclerc	3,014	102,437
#10,628	Stefan	3,013	102,471
#10,631	Kula	3,012	102,505

Who is named Leclerc

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

90% of people named Leclerc identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leclercs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fud Leclerc
Belgian singer and musician (1924–2010)
Katie Leclerc
American actress, born 1986

Notable Leclercs come mostly from France (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leclerc

Leclerc has the Soundex code L246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L246.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Leclerc come from?: Borrowed from French Leclerc.
How common is the surname Leclerc?: 3,014 people in the United States had the surname Leclerc in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,437 Americans. It ranked 10,626th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leclerc?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Leclerc identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leclerc?: Fud Leclerc, Belgian singer and musician (1924–2010), followed by Katie Leclerc.
Where is the surname Leclerc most common?: Wikidata records people named Leclerc in France and the United States.
Is the surname Leclerc getting more or less common?: More common. 2,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,014 in 2010, up 9.1%.