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

Lallemand, 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 Lallemand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lallemand in America

Lallemand is the 68122nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lallemand surname appeared 289 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 Lallemand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lallemand 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 Lallemand

The surname Lallemand originates from France and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is a compound word derived from the Old French words 'l'Alemand', which translates to 'the German'. This suggests that the name likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone of German descent or ancestry.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various medieval records and documents from the 12th and 13th centuries. For example, the name appears in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a collection of charters and records from the Abbey of Saint-Père in Chartres, France, dating back to the year 1153.

In the 14th century, the name was also recorded in the Livre des métiers, a medieval guild register from Paris, which mentions a certain Jean Lallemand who was a member of the mercers' guild in 1292.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Guillaume Lallemand, a French nobleman and military commander who lived in the late 13th century and fought in the Aragonese Crusade against the Kingdom of Aragon.

During the 15th century, the name appears in various records from the region of Normandy, where it was associated with several notable families and individuals. For instance, Jean Lallemand was a prominent lawyer and judge from Rouen who served as a counselor in the Parlement of Normandy in the 1460s.

In the 16th century, Jacques Lallemand (1505-1569) was a French Protestant theologian and scholar who played a significant role in the early years of the Reformation. He was a professor at the University of Geneva and worked closely with John Calvin.

Another notable figure with this surname was Charles François Lallemand (1751-1839), a French general who served under Napoleon Bonaparte and was known for his bravery and military achievements during the Napoleonic Wars.

Throughout history, the Lallemand surname has also been associated with various noble families and estates in different regions of France, such as the Lallemands of Longchamp in Champagne and the Lallemands of Betz in Île-de-France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lallemand

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

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

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