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

L'Hérisson, 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 L'Hérisson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of L'Hérisson in America

L'Hérisson is the 68949th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The L'Hérisson surname appeared 285 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 L'Hérisson.

We can also compare 2010 data for L'Hérisson 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 L'Hérisson

The surname LHERISSON originated in France during the Middle Ages. It derives from the Old French word "herison," meaning "hedgehog." The earliest known spelling variations include Lerisson, Lherisson, and Lheriçon.

The name likely referred to someone with a prickly or hedgehog-like personality or appearance. It may have been an occupational surname for a furrier or someone who worked with hedgehogs or other spiny animals. Additionally, it could have been a nickname adopted by an early bearer with unkempt, spiky hair.

Historical records show the surname appeared in the region of Normandy in northern France as early as the 12th century. One of the earliest known references is found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Longues, a medieval manuscript from the 1190s that mentions a Raoul Lherisson.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Taille de Tours, a tax record from the city of Tours in central France, listing a Jean Lherisson as a resident in 1380. Another early record is the mention of a Pierre Lherisson in the Registres du Parlement de Paris in 1425.

Noteworthy bearers of the surname include:

1. Jacques Lherisson (c. 1480-1556), a French philosopher and scholar from Normandy.
2. Mathurin Lherisson (1524-1599), a French Franciscan friar and theologian.
3. François Lherisson (1573-1647), a French lawyer and author from Rouen.
4. Jean Lherisson (1624-1689), a French painter and engraver from Paris.
5. Marie-Anne Lherisson (1755-1828), a French novelist and playwright from Nantes.

The surname LHERISSON has been associated with various places in France, including several villages and hamlets in Normandy, such as Lherisson-sur-Mer and Lherisson-le-Petit. These place names likely derived from the surname itself, reflecting the presence of early bearers in those locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name L'Hérisson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname L'Hérisson.

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 L'Hérisson 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 L'Hérisson 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 L'Hérisson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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