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

LaGrew, 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 LaGrew surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LaGrew in America

LaGrew is the 144141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LaGrew surname appeared 115 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 LaGrew.

We can also compare 2010 data for LaGrew 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 LaGrew

The surname LAGREW is of French origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages in the region of Normandy, France. The name is believed to have derived from the Old French word "la grue," which translates to "the crane" – likely referring to a person who lived near a place inhabited by cranes or worked as a hunter of these majestic birds.

In medieval times, the LAGREW name appeared in various historical records, including the Livre Censier, a census-like document compiled in Paris during the late 13th century. This document lists several individuals bearing variations of the surname, such as Lagrue, Lagru, and Lagrues.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the LAGREW surname was Jean Lagrue, a merchant from Rouen, who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Pierre Lagrue, a scholar and theologian from the University of Paris, who lived during the 15th century.

The LAGREW name also has connections to place names in France. For instance, the village of Lagrue in the Auvergne region may have derived its name from early settlers bearing this surname.

As the centuries passed, the LAGREW name spread across Europe and beyond. In the 17th century, Jacques LAGREW, a French Huguenot, fled religious persecution and settled in England, where he and his descendants adopted the English spelling of the name.

One notable bearer of the LAGREW surname was William LAGREW (1725-1798), a prominent American soldier and politician who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He later became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Another individual of note was John LAGREW (1810-1891), a Scottish-born American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune in the shipping industry. He founded the LAGREW Charitable Trust, which continues to support various educational and cultural initiatives.

In the 19th century, Charles LAGREW (1837-1914), a French-Canadian artist, gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting the rugged beauty of the Canadian wilderness.

The LAGREW surname has also been associated with several notable academics, including Professor Elizabeth LAGREW (1912-1998), a pioneering scholar in the field of linguistics at the University of Oxford, and Dr. Robert LAGREW (1928-2005), a renowned physicist and author who made significant contributions to the study of quantum mechanics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LaGrew

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

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 LaGrew 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 LaGrew 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 LaGrew was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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