How common is the surname Lejeune?

5,544 people in the United States had the surname Lejeune in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,690 Americans. It ranked 6,172nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lejeune?

Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune, Belgian botanist (1779 - 1858), followed by Rita Lejeune.

Where is the surname Lejeune most common?

Wikidata records people named Lejeune in Belgium.

How do you pronounce Lejeune?

Lejeune is /ləˈʒœn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Lejeune getting more or less common?

More common. 5,423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,544 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Lejeune

A French surname, carried by 5,544 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ləˈʒœn/ 2 syllables Soundex L250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lejeune is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Lejeune, from le + jeune, inherited from Middle French jeune. From Middle French le, from Old French le, from Latin illum, from ille. From Old French juene, juefne, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem.

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 5,544 people named Lejeune in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,690 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,423.

#6,172

rank among US surnames

5,544

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,846)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,169	Marriott	5,547	55,660
#6,170	Celis	5,546	55,670
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680
#6,172	Viramontes	5,544	55,690

Who is named Lejeune

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

93% of people named Lejeune identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lejeunes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune
Belgian botanist (1779 - 1858)
Rita Lejeune
Belgian philologist (1906–2009)
Émile Lejeune
Belgian football player (1938–2024)
Eddy Lejeune
Belgian motorcycle racer, born 1961

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lejeune come from?: Borrowed from French Lejeune, from le + jeune, inherited from Middle French jeune. From Middle French le, from Old French le, from Latin illum, from ille. From Old French juene, juefne, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem.
How common is the surname Lejeune?: 5,544 people in the United States had the surname Lejeune in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,690 Americans. It ranked 6,172nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lejeune?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lejeune identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lejeune?: Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune, Belgian botanist (1779 - 1858), followed by Rita Lejeune.
Where is the surname Lejeune most common?: Wikidata records people named Lejeune in Belgium.
How do you pronounce Lejeune?: Lejeune is /ləˈʒœn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Lejeune getting more or less common?: More common. 5,423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,544 in 2010, up 2.2%.