Popularity of the last name by country

United States

• Louisiana (954)
• Massachusetts (515)
• Michigan (475)
• Illinois (449)
• New York (252)
• California (232)
• Missouri (220)
• Maine (207)
• Vermont (150)
• Wisconsin (150)
• Connecticut (135)
• Rhode Island (119)
• New Jersey (113)
• New Hampshire (112)
• Indiana (106)
• Minnesota (93)
• Pennsylvania (72)
• Ohio (61)
• Texas (61)
• Tennessee (48)
• Iowa (43)
• Florida (41)
• Maryland (37)
• South Dakota (30)
• Oklahoma (27)
• Kansas (25)
• Colorado (20)
• Nebraska (20)
• North Dakota (19)
• Alabama (18)
• North Carolina (15)
• Arizona (13)
• Georgia (13)
• Washington (13)
• Virginia (12)
• South Carolina (11)
• Montana (10)
• Delaware (9)
• Arkansas (8)
• Mississippi (7)
• Oregon (6)
• Kentucky (5)
• Wyoming (5)
• Hawaii (4)
• Idaho (4)
• Utah (4)
• West Virginia (3)
• Nevada (2)
• New Mexico (2)

All countries

• France (1,142,618)
• Belgium (70,157)
• Canada (59,820)
• Netherlands (5,272)
• United States (5,035)
• Algeria (3,282)
• Germany (2,871)
• Switzerland (2,673)
• Guadeloupe (1,952)
• Réunion (1,387)
• United Kingdom (1,010)
• Italy (814)
• Luxembourg (598)
• Unknown country (566)
• Martinique (486)
• Spain (369)
• Austria (356)
• New Caledonia (302)
• Portugal (275)
• Haiti (258)
• Morocco (246)
• Viet Nam (211)
• Tunisia (192)
• Mexico (159)
• Czech republic (118)
• Poland (98)
• St. Pierre and Miquelon (97)
• Turkey (95)
• Argentina (90)
• Peru (90)
• Brazil (89)
• French Guiana (83)
• India (79)
• Monaco (72)
• Greece (65)
• Madagascar (65)
• Puerto Rico (65)
• Russian Federation (59)
• Senegal (49)
• Colombia (48)

Origine of last name

LACROIX : 1: French and Walloon: topographic name from la croix ‘the cross’ for someone who lived near a cross set up by the roadside or in the marketplace or a habitational name for someone from any of several places in various parts of France and in Belgium (Wallonia) named La Croix or Lacroix.2: French and Walloon: from la croix ‘the cross’ used as a soldier's name or as a nickname for someone who carried the cross in church processions. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Cross">Cross</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Lacross">Lacross</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Lacrosse">Lacrosse</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Lecroy">Lecroy</a>.3: French Canadian: altered form of French Lagroix a habitational name from La Groye the name of several places in the northwestern part of France. The surname Lagroix is no longer found in France where only a variant without definite article la is registered.