The Langlois surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,513 people carried this name — #4,719 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,325 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Langlois surname
A surname from French, equivalent to English English.
From French Langlois, from Middle French l'(le)+Anglois (literally “Englishman”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Langlois» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 11,006 people named Langlois.
122 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 97 people named Langlois 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 City of Buenos Aires.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 69 people named Langlois live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
67 people named Langlois live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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 Langlois,
with a public archive behind them.
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François Langlois dit Chartres 1589–1647 · art dealer -
Marie-Ange-Cécile Langlois 1748–1823 · translator -
Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois 1777–1837 · writer -
Jérôme-Martin Langlois 1779–1838 · painter -
Jean-Charles Langlois 1789–1870 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 208 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Langlois.
- Langevin 2,825 · U.S. census
- Langham 3,684 · U.S. census
- Langin 256 · U.S. census
- Langlais 1,518 · U.S. census
- Langle 207 · U.S. census
- Langlo 134 · U.S. census
- Langner 1,512 · U.S. census
- Langolf 317 · U.S. census
- Lani 336 · U.S. census
- Lanier 20,997 · U.S. census
- Lanis 116 · U.S. census
- Lann 760 · U.S. census
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