The Lagier surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 102 people carried this name — #148,244 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,851 people named Lagier.
60 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 70 départements, most often Hautes-Alpes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 114 people named Lagier live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
48 people named Lagier live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Lagier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ramón Lagier 1821–1897 · politician -
Suzanne Lagier 1833–1893 · actor -
Émile Lagier 1858–1938 · painter -
Bertrand Lagier 1320–1392 · bishop
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Joseph-Bernard Lagier de La Condamine 1758–1823 · lawyer
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Victor Lagier 1788–1857 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lagier.
- Lagarde 1,561 · U.S. census
- Lagasse 2,823 · U.S. census
- Lage 2,026 · U.S. census
- Lager 1,329 · U.S. census
- Lages 143 · U.S. census
- Lagesse 446 · U.S. census
- Lagneaux 139 · U.S. census
- Lago 2,754 · U.S. census
- Lagoda 147 · U.S. census
- Lagon 177 · U.S. census
- Lagorio 299 · U.S. census
- Lagrand 377 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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