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Early Origins of the Lehoux family

The surname Lehoux was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France.

Early History of the Lehoux family

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Lehoux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: LeHoux, DuHoux and others.

Early Notables of the Lehoux family

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Lehoux World Ranking

In the United States, the name Lehoux is the 13,475th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Lehoux is ranked the 819th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Lehoux is the 3,748th popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 3


Canada Lehoux migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lehoux Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean LeHoux, who landed in Montreal in 1643
  • Francoise LeHoux, who arrived in Quebec in 1651
  • Françoise Lehoux married in Quebec in 1653
  • Jean Lehoux married in Quebec in 1659
  • Elisabeth Lehoux married in Sainte-Famille, Quebec in 1682
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Lehoux Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Joseph Lehoux, son of Élie and Anne, who married Marie-Madeleine Lefebvre, daughter of Thomas and Geneviève, in Quebec on 4th December 1700 4
  • Jean Lehoux, son of Jean and Élisabeth, who married Jeanne Gerber, daughter of Mathurin and Jeanne, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 22nd November 1701 4
  • Jean-Baptiste Lehoux, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Angélique Chaussé, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Madeleine, in Quebec on 6th February 1741 4
  • Hyacinthe-Charles Lehoux, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Françoise Morisset, daughter of Gencien and Geneviève, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 27th November 1741 4
  • Pierre-Joseph Lehoux, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marthe Asselin, daughter of François and Marguerite, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 14th February 1746 4

New Zealand Lehoux migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Lehoux Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Henry LeHoux, British settler travelling from London, UK with 1 child aboard the ship "Assaye" arriving in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1874 5
  • Miss Ellen LeHoux, British settler travelling from London, UK with 1 child aboard the ship "Assaye" arriving in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1874 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Lehoux (post 1700) +

  • François Lehoux, French physician in Paris
  • Marcel Lehoux (1888-1936), French racing driver and businessman from Blois, France, he placed second at the Grand Prix de la Marne at Reims in 1929; he died after a collision in the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix.
  • Richard Lehoux MP (b. 1956), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Beauce since 2019, Mayor of Saint-Elzear from 1998 to 2017
  • Yanick Lehoux (b. 1982), Canadian professional ice hockey forward from Montreal, Quebec
  • Antoine Lehoux (b. 1993), Canadian ice sledge hockey player who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Para ice hockey, winning a silver medal
  • Françoise Lehoux, Canadian author who has written much on religion and on the history of Quebec
  • D Lehoux, Canadian who works for Environment Canada, department of the fauna


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  5. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html


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