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    The surname Legault

    A French surname, carried by 1,874 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L243

    Legault: #15,600 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Legault #15,600, 1,874 people Legault: #15,600 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Legault #15,600, 1,874 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Legault is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Legault.

    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 1,874 people named Legault in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,752 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,801.

    #15,600
    rank among US surnames
    1,874
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #15,037)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,595Puffer1,875164,664
    #15,600Canez1,874164,752
    #15,606Pines1,873164,840

    Who is named Legault

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

    96% of people named Legault identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Legault come from?
    Borrowed from French Legault.
    How common is the surname Legault?
    1,874 people in the United States had the surname Legault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,752 Americans. It ranked 15,600th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Legault?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Legault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Legault getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,874 in 2010, up 4.1%.