Explore the Family Name Legendre

The meaning of Legendre

French: relationship name from Old French gendre ‘son-in-law’ (from Latin gener), with fused masculine definite article le. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Henri, Norvin, Aime, Alain, Alberic, Alcide, Alphonse, Andre, Armand, Gabrielle.

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How common is the last name Legendre in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Legendre has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 15,413th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 15,687th place, a drop of 1.78 percent. However, despite this slip in rankings, the actual number of people with the name increased from 1,746 to 1,860, a growth of 6.53 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased marginally from 0.65 to 0.63, a change of -3.08 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,413	#15,687	-1.78%
Count	1,746	1,860	6.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.65	0.63	-3.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Legendre

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Legendre, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some changes over the decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 87.74 percent in 2000 to 84.25 percent in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going up from 0.63 percent to 2.04 percent, a change of 223.81 percent. The percentage of those identifying as Black also rose from 9.34 percent to 12.04 percent, a 28.91 percent increase. Those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 1.72 percent to 1.18 percent. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.74%	84.25%	-3.98%
Black	9.34%	12.04%	28.91%
Hispanic	0.63%	2.04%	223.81%
Two or More Races	1.72%	1.18%	-31.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%