Lejeune

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Lejeune, from le +‎ jeune, inherited from Middle French jeune. From Middle French le, from Old French le, from Latin illum, from ille. From Old French juene, juefne, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈʒœn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈdʒuːn/ === Proper noun === Lejeune (plural Lejeunes) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Lejeune is the 6172nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5544 individuals. Lejeune is most common among White (93.42%) individuals. == French == === Etymology === Surname originating from a nickname, from le jeune, lit. "the young one" (cf. English Young, Dutch de Jong, German Jung). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lə.ʒœn/ === Proper noun === Lejeune m or f by sense Lejeune: a surname transferred from the nickname, equivalent to English Young, Dutch de Jong, or German Jung