The Lefort surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,272 people carried this name — #20,770 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 232,600 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,173 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,236 people named Lefort.
80 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 91 départements, most often Paris.
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 129 people named Lefort 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 105 people named Lefort 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 Chaco.
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
61 people named Lefort 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 Lefort,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre Lefort 1767–1843 · physician -
Georges Lefort d. 1872 · actor
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Ami Lefort 1642–1719
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Louis Lefort 1668–1747
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Charles Auguste Philippe Le Fort 1757–1794 · military personnel
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Charles Auguste Philippe Le Fort 1757–1794 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lefort.
- Lefebre 713 · U.S. census
- Lefebure 274 · U.S. census
- Lefebvre 6,381 · U.S. census
- Lefever 3,327 · U.S. census
- Lefevere 150 · U.S. census
- Lefevre 5,472 · U.S. census
- Lefranc 278 · U.S. census
- Lefrancois 785 · U.S. census
- Lega 210 · U.S. census
- Legagneur 234 · U.S. census
- Legal 196 · U.S. census
- Legall 397 · U.S. census
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