How common is the surname Lemay?

8,471 people in the United States had the surname Lemay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,447 Americans. It ranked 4,182nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lemay?

Curtis LeMay, American general and politician (1906–1990).

Where is the surname Lemay most common?

Wikidata records people named Lemay in the United States.

Is the surname Lemay getting more or less common?

More common. 8,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,471 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Lemay

A French surname, carried by 8,471 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lemay is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

From the French Lemay, from several places in France called Le May. Compare Lamay, May.

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 8,471 people named Lemay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,447 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,320.

#4,182

rank among US surnames

8,471

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,924)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,173	Dayton	8,494	36,349
#4,175	Louie	8,485	36,387
#4,176	Candelaria	8,483	36,396
#4,177	Liao	8,482	36,400
#4,178	Barnette	8,480	36,409
#4,179	Batts	8,473	36,439
#4,180	Montelongo	8,472	36,443

Who is named Lemay

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

91% of people named Lemay identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lemays

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Curtis LeMay
American general and politician (1906–1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Lemay

Lemay has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lemay come from?: From the French Lemay, from several places in France called Le May. Compare Lamay, May.
How common is the surname Lemay?: 8,471 people in the United States had the surname Lemay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,447 Americans. It ranked 4,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lemay?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lemay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lemay?: Curtis LeMay, American general and politician (1906–1990).
Where is the surname Lemay most common?: Wikidata records people named Lemay in the United States.
Is the surname Lemay getting more or less common?: More common. 8,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,471 in 2010, up 1.8%.
What are other spellings of Lemay?: May.