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

Lamoureux, 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 Lamoureux surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lamoureux in America

Lamoureux is the 9658th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lamoureux surname appeared 3,361 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lamoureux.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lamoureux 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 Lamoureux

The surname Lamoureux is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "amour" meaning love. It is thought to have originated as a descriptive nickname for someone with an amorous disposition or a person associated with courtly love traditions.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 12th century in regions of northern France. One of the earliest documented bearers of the name was Raoul Lamoureux, a knight mentioned in a charter from the year 1195 in the County of Champagne.

Variations of the spelling include Lamoureu, Lamouroux, and Lamoureau, reflecting the regional dialects and scribal variations common in medieval records. The name is also associated with certain place names derived from the surname, such as Lamoureux in the commune of Haute-Marne, and Lamoureuxville in Quebec, Canada.

Historically, the Lamoureux family held estates and lands in various parts of France, including Normandy, Brittany, and the Île-de-France region. During the 16th and 17th centuries, several members of the Lamoureux family were notable figures in French society, such as Jacques Lamoureux (1515-1590), a prominent lawyer and judge in Paris, and Marie Lamoureux (1628-1702), a noblewoman and philanthropist known for her charitable works.

Other notable individuals bearing the Lamoureux surname include Jean-Baptiste Lamoureux (1770-1825), a French military officer who served under Napoleon, and Léon Lamoureux (1835-1909), a French conductor and violinist who founded the Société des Concerts Lamoureux in Paris, an orchestra renowned for its performances of contemporary works.

In the 20th century, Marcel Lamoureux (1898-1972) was a French architect and designer who contributed to the Art Deco movement, while Armand Lamoureux (1924-2011) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach, inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1980.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lamoureux

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

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

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