Laux surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Laux surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,176 people carried this name — #7,925 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 16% from 3,611 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 347 people named Laux.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Moselle 82
Hérault 46
Aveyron 43
Bas-Rhin 26
Paris 23
Meurthe-et-Moselle 17
Aude 16
Meuse 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

93 people named Laux live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 40
St. Gallen 8
Thurgau 7
Graubünden 6
Aargau 6
Basel-Stadt 5
Neuchâtel 4
Lucerne 4

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.

In print

Laux in American newspapers,
1912–1917.

Newspaper page from The Logan Republican carrying the name Laux
The Logan Republican 1914-03-03
Newspaper page from The Bennington Evening Banner carrying the name Laux
The Bennington Evening Banner 1912-01-26
Newspaper page from The Manitowoc Pilot carrying the name Laux
The Manitowoc Pilot 1917-01-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,134 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Laux,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul Laux
    Paul Laux 1887–1944 · military personnel
  • Julius Laux d. 1938 · chemist
  • Laurentius Laux 1685–1757 · writer
  • Jacob Laux 1778–1862 · mayor
  • Hubert Laux 1806–1880 · farmer
  • Johann Laux 1846–2000 · parochus

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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