How common is the surname Leroux?

3,115 people in the United States had the surname Leroux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,116 Americans. It ranked 10,339th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leroux?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Leroux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leroux?

Cursty Jackson, American volleyball player.

Where is the surname Leroux most common?

Wikidata records people named Leroux in the United States.

Is the surname Leroux getting more or less common?

More common. 2,788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,115 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Leroux

A French surname, carried by 3,115 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leroux is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Leroux.

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 3,115 people named Leroux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,116 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,788.

#10,339

rank among US surnames

3,115

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,557)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,332	Hauer	3,118	99,020
#10,334	Cheshire	3,117	99,052
#10,337	Madson	3,116	99,084
#10,339	Leroux	3,115	99,116
#10,346	Truelove	3,114	99,148
#10,348	Küng	3,113	99,179

Who is named Leroux

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

87% of people named Leroux identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lerouxs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cursty Jackson
American volleyball player, born 1990

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Leroux come from?: Borrowed from French Leroux.
How common is the surname Leroux?: 3,115 people in the United States had the surname Leroux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,116 Americans. It ranked 10,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leroux?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Leroux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leroux?: Cursty Jackson, American volleyball player.
Where is the surname Leroux most common?: Wikidata records people named Leroux in the United States.
Is the surname Leroux getting more or less common?: More common. 2,788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,115 in 2010, up 12%.