The Leclere surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 588 people carried this name — #37,792 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 603 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,907 people named Leclere.
55 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Aisne.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 362 people named Leclere 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Leclere,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hubert Leclere 1888–1967 · farmer
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Magalie Leclere 1986– · association football player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Leclere.
- Lechien 145 · U.S. census
- Lechner 4,149 · U.S. census
- Leclair 8,162 · U.S. census
- Leclaire 2,778 · U.S. census
- Leclerc 3,014 · U.S. census
- Leclercq 497 · U.S. census
- Lecloux 156 · U.S. census
- Lecocq 267 · U.S. census
- Lecompte 3,120 · U.S. census
- Lecomte 775 · U.S. census
- Leconte 833 · U.S. census
- Lecoq 292 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Leclere is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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