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    The surname L'Heureux

    A surname, carried by 2,186 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /l‿œ.ʁø/ 2 syllables Soundex L620

    L'Heureux: #13,830 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer L'Heureux #13,830, 2,186 people L'Heureux: #13,830 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez L'Heureux #13,830, 2,186 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). L'Heureux is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,186 people named L'Heureux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,124.

    #13,830
    rank among US surnames
    2,186
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #13,187)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,824Petrey2,187141,173
    #13,830Gammons2,186141,238
    #13,834Balsamo2,185141,302

    Who is named L'Heureux

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

    95% of people named L'Heureux identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname L'Heureux?
    2,186 people in the United States had the surname L'Heureux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. It ranked 13,830th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname L'Heureux?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named L'Heureux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce L'Heureux?
    L'Heureux is /l‿œ.ʁø/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname L'Heureux getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,186 in 2010, up 2.9%.