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    The surname Legendre

    A French surname, carried by 1,860 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L253

    Legendre: #15,687 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Legendre #15,687, 1,860 people Legendre: #15,687 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Legendre #15,687, 1,860 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Legendre is more common than 90.3% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Legendre.

    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 1,860 people named Legendre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,992 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,746.

    #15,687
    rank among US surnames
    1,860
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.5%
    change since 2000 (was #15,413)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,681Bertolini1,861165,903
    #15,687Cosenza1,860165,992
    #15,692Milby1,859166,082

    Who is named Legendre

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

    84% of people named Legendre identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Legendre come from?
    From French Legendre.
    How common is the surname Legendre?
    1,860 people in the United States had the surname Legendre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,992 Americans. It ranked 15,687th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Legendre?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Legendre identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Legendre getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,860 in 2010, up 6.5%.