The Leconte surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 833 people carried this name — #28,618 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is up 22% from 681 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,520 people named Leconte.
62 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 87 départements, most often Manche.
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 156 people named Leconte 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 Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 144 people named Leconte 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 Hainaut.
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
23 people named Leconte 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 Leconte,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoine Leconte 1526–1586 · jurist -
Auguste Claude Leconte Desgraviers 1749–1822 -
Étienne-Chérubin Leconte 1761–1818 · architect -
Casimir Leconte 1796–1867 · businessperson -
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle 1818–1894 · writer -
Valentine Leconte d. 1950 · translator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Leconte.
- Leclercq 497 · U.S. census
- Leclere 588 · U.S. census
- Lecloux 156 · U.S. census
- Lecocq 267 · U.S. census
- Lecompte 3,120 · U.S. census
- Lecomte 775 · U.S. census
- Lecoq 292 · U.S. census
- Lecornu 124 · U.S. census
- Lecour 267 · U.S. census
- Lecourt 118 · U.S. census
- Lecroix 102 · U.S. census
- Lecuona 134 · U.S. census
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