Loriaux

Loriaux Meaning & Origin

About Loriaux
The surname Loriaux is of French origin and is derived from the personal name "Laure", which means "laurel" in French. The suffix "-aux" is a common French patronymic ending, indicating "son of". Therefore, Loriaux can be interpreted as "son of Laure" or "descendant of Laure". The laurel tree has historically been associated with honor and victory, so the surname Loriaux may have originally been bestowed upon someone who was seen as honorable or victorious.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Loriaux is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Loriaux: 113
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 146,201
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Loriaux based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LR
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AO1 R IY0 OW0
🌐 IPA
/loriaux*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Loriaux in Braille

Here's how to represent Loriaux in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Loriaux in braille

How to sign the name Loriaux using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Loriaux using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Loriaux in sign language

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