Explore the Family Name Leleux

The meaning of Leleux

French (northern): variant of Leleu, from Old French le leu ‘the wolf’, a nickname related to some characteristic of this animal. Some characteristic forenames: French Dominique, Matilde, Numa, Vernice.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Leleux has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,704 and by 2010, it had slid to rank 33,499. This represents a drop in popularity of about 5.66%. The number of individuals with this surname followed a similar trend, falling from 689 in 2000 to 681 in 2010, a drop of 1.16%. The proportion of Leleux per 100,000 people also declined by 11.54% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,704	#33,499	-5.66%
Count	689	681	-1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leleux

In terms of ethnicity, data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Leleux surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease of 1.23% over the decade. In 2000, 97.24% identified as White which decreased to 96.04% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, jumping from 1.45% in 2000 to 2.94% in 2010, an increase of 102.76%. The census data for people of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native heritage were either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races were only present in the 2000 data at 0.87%, but not in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.24%	96.04%	-1.23%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.94%	102.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%