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    The surname Legros

    A French surname, carried by 1,648 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L262

    Legros: #17,182 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Legros #17,182, 1,648 people Legros: #17,182 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Legros #17,182, 1,648 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Legros is more common than 89.4% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Legros.

    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 1,648 people named Legros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,346 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,476.

    #17,182
    rank among US surnames
    1,648
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.7%
    change since 2000 (was #17,566)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,176Haslett1,649187,232
    #17,182Dauzat1,648187,346

    Who is named Legros

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

    69% of people named Legros identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 69%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    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 Legross

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James LeGros
      American actor, born 1962

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Legros come from?
    Borrowed from French Legros.
    How common is the surname Legros?
    1,648 people in the United States had the surname Legros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,346 Americans. It ranked 17,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Legros?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Legros identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Legros?
    James LeGros, American actor.
    Where is the surname Legros most common?
    Wikidata records people named Legros in the United States.
    Is the surname Legros getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,648 in 2010, up 12%.