Find out how popular the last name LaCrue is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named LaCrue.

LaCrue, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the LaCrue surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LaCrue in America

LaCrue is the 73911th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LaCrue surname appeared 262 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname LaCrue.

We can also compare 2010 data for LaCrue to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name LaCrue

The surname Lacrue originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French words "la" meaning "the" and "crue" meaning "growth" or "rise." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a river or stream that was prone to flooding or rising during certain seasons.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lacrue can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a medieval cartulary from the 12th century. This document mentions a certain "Robertus de Lacrue" who lived in the region of Chartres, France.

The name Lacrue also appears in various other historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries, such as the Rôles des Fiefs du Duché de Normandie and the Rôles de la Taille de Normandie. These records indicate that the name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Normandy and Picardy.

One notable bearer of the Lacrue surname was Jean de Lacrue, a French nobleman and military commander who served under King Charles VI during the Hundred Years' War. He was born around 1360 and died in 1415 after being wounded at the Battle of Agincourt.

Another prominent figure with the Lacrue name was Nicolas de Lacrue, a 16th-century French printer and publisher who was active in Paris. He is best known for his publication of the works of the Renaissance humanist Erasmus.

In the 17th century, a certain Jacques Lacrue was a renowned clockmaker and horologist in the city of Blois, France. His clocks and watches were highly sought after by the nobility and upper classes of the time.

The surname Lacrue also spread beyond the borders of France. For example, in the 18th century, there was a German physician named Johann Friedrich Lacrue who practiced medicine in the city of Dresden.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lacrue surname in England can be found in the parish records of St. Botolph's Church in Aldgate, London, where a certain "Margarita Lacrue" was baptized in 1692.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LaCrue

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname LaCrue.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for LaCrue was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of LaCrue has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name LaCrue was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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