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

Lanoue, 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 Lanoue surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lanoue in America

Lanoue is the 16704th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lanoue surname appeared 1,714 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 Lanoue.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lanoue 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 Lanoue

The surname LANOUE originated in France during the 12th century. It is a locational surname derived from the Old French phrase "la noue", which referred to a low-lying, marshy area or small valley. The name likely originated in one of these geographic locations in northern France.

In medieval records, the surname was often spelled as "de la Noue" or variations like "de la Nouwe" and "de la Nouue". One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Odet de la Noue, a French soldier and Protestant leader during the Wars of Religion in the late 16th century.

The LANOUE surname appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript that recorded landholdings across England after the Norman conquest. This suggests that some bearers of the name may have migrated to England during this period.

Notable individuals with the LANOUE surname include François de la Noue (1531-1591), a French soldier and writer known as the "Iron Arm" for his bravery in battle. Jacques de la Noue (1568-1632) was a French Protestant minister and author who wrote several religious works.

In the 17th century, Louis de la Noue (1635-1692) was a French nobleman and military commander who served in the War of the Reunions. Pierre de la Noue (1713-1793) was a French architect and engineer best known for his work on the Petit Trianon at Versailles.

Another notable bearer of the LANOUE surname was Jean-Baptiste de la Noue (1701-1760), a French composer and music theorist who wrote several treatises on musical composition and harmony.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lanoue

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

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

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