How common is the surname Lessard?

5,582 people in the United States had the surname Lessard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,311 Americans. It ranked 6,137th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lessard?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lessard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Lessard getting more or less common?

More common. 5,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,582 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Lessard

A French surname, carried by 5,582 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L263

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

Origin

French origin

From French Lessard.

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 5,582 people named Lessard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,311 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,348.

#6,137

rank among US surnames

5,582

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,927)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,133	Priddy	5,586	55,271
#6,134	Rodman	5,585	55,281
#6,136	Helmick	5,583	55,301
#6,137	Lessard	5,582	55,311
#6,139	Gaskill	5,581	55,321

Who is named Lessard

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

95% of people named Lessard identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lessard come from?: From French Lessard.
How common is the surname Lessard?: 5,582 people in the United States had the surname Lessard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,311 Americans. It ranked 6,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lessard?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lessard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Lessard getting more or less common?: More common. 5,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,582 in 2010, up 4.4%.