The Legrand surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,058 people carried this name — #6,227 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 24,703 people named Legrand.
256 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Nord.
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 4,176 people named Legrand 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.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
162 people named Legrand live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 128 people named Legrand 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 Mendoza.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
34 people named Legrand have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 62 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Legrand in American newspapers,
1855–1934.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,611 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Legrand,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jérôme Legrand 1746–1817 · lawyer -
Jean-Luc Legrand 1755–1836 · politician -
Claude Juste Alexandre Legrand 1762–1815 · military personnel -
Daniel Le Grand 1783–1859 · entrepreneur -
Baptiste Alexis Victor Legrand 1791–1848 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 179 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Legrand.
- Leger 9,211 · U.S. census
- Legere 2,148 · U.S. census
- Legier 232 · U.S. census
- Lego 941 · U.S. census
- Legoff 192 · U.S. census
- Legon 207 · U.S. census
- Legree 701 · U.S. census
- Legris 201 · U.S. census
- Legros 1,476 · U.S. census
- Legue 244 · U.S. census
- Lehe 118 · U.S. census
- Lehman 31,296 · U.S. census
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