LeMieux is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: LeMieux
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Name worn in Normandy (50, 76), also met as The Best (50). Uncertain meaning. It seems difficult to reconcile the word 'better', although it has sometimes been used as an adjective in the Middle Ages (= best). We think rather to a place known: known in the Calvados commune Saint-Martin-de-Mieux. There is a hamlet in the English Channel to the Better Canteloup, and several other localities in Normandy.

How popular is LeMieux?

LeMieux is common in Canada.

LeMieux is ranked 17192 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Lemieux bearers increased by 3.176984 per cent in 2010 US census to 7567 since 2000, the surname slipped by 233 spots and ranked at 4689. The last name was found in around 26 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.15 91.97
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.09 2.5
Black 2.37 2.44
Hispanic or Latino 1.97 1.2
Others 1.86 1.39
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.5
Lemieux is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 30500 people have been found who wears Lemieux as their family name. Lemieux is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
114,007 Czech Republic4
2,550 Haiti3
10,395 Latvia2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
3,940 Ethiopia2
4,104 South Korea2
4,367 Afghanistan2
1,500,361 India2
91,784 Netherlands2
15,162 Costa Rica1
7,847 Albania1
107,212 South Africa1
25,746 Finland1
151,601 Spain1
30,360 Thailand1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
5,553 Taiwan1
17,236 Ghana1
3,586 Honduras1
16,640 Hong Kong1
12,745 Luxembourg1
12,741 Ecuador1
2,724 New Caledonia1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
91,024 Belgium1
38,841 Scotland1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
24,176 Qatar1
14,618 Guyana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
64,073 Australia28
22,809 New Zealand19
353,279 Russia19
482 Northern Mariana Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,456 Switzerland63
Countries with hundreds of LeMieux:
12,921 France723
71,225 Germany134
23,602 Mexico131
40,243 England102
Countries with thousands of LeMieux:
4,216 United States9,524
Countries with ten thousands of LeMieux:
161 Canada19,658
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Comments

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Ginger Heckstall
LeMieux is a rare family name refers to the original place name Leymieux, located in the Loire this name of the original designer of this locality.
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Clare Mckim
Lemieux is a rare family name refers to the original place name Leymieux, located in the Loire this name of the original designer of this locality.

LeMieux Namesakes

  • Alain Lemieux, Ice hockey player
  • David Lemieux, Boxer
  • Alexa Lemieux, Mario Lemieux's daughter
  • Jean Paul Lemieux, Artist
  • Anabelle LeMieux, Actress
  • Anik Lemieux, Cinematographer
  • Annette Lemieux, Artist
  • Bob Lemieux, Ice hockey player
  • Ludger Lemieux, Architect
  • François-Xavier Lemieux, Political figure

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