The Lemaire surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,931 people carried this name — #10,871 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 101,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,721 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Lemaire surname
Lemaire: a surname transferred from the nickname.
Surname originating from a nickname in dialectal French le maire, lit. "the thin one" (cf. Portuguese Delgado), or an occupational surname from le maire (“the mayor”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lemaire» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 20,686 people named Lemaire.
230 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 101 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 5,293 people named Lemaire 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 479 people named Lemaire 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 Santa Fe.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
172 people named Lemaire live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Lemaire in American newspapers,
1909–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,898 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lemaire.
- Leleux 681 · U.S. census
- Lelievre 295 · U.S. census
- Lelli 341 · U.S. census
- Lelong 115 · U.S. census
- Leloup 152 · U.S. census
- Lemahieu 182 · U.S. census
- Lemaitre 411 · U.S. census
- Leman 1,418 · U.S. census
- Lemann 100 · U.S. census
- Lemar 1,080 · U.S. census
- Lemarie 104 · U.S. census
- Lemay 8,471 · U.S. census
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