Lemieux (surname)
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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | the best |
| Region of origin | France |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Lémieux |
Lemieux is a French surname originating from Normandy and it has been traced from Rouen in the 1600s to earlier origins on the Cotentin peninsula.[1] According to the website "Les familles Lemieux d'Amerique" ("The Lemieux families of America") the North American Lemieux are descended from two half-brothers, Pierre and Gabriel, who emigrated from Rouen, France, to Quebec in 1643.[2] This surname is not to be confused with Lémieux, a name of French origin which is derived from a small town, Leymieux, in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.[3]
It may refer to the following people:
- Mario Lemieux (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alain Lemieux (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Mario
- Bob Lemieux (1944–2025), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Brendan Lemieux (born 1996), American-Canadian ice hockey player, son of Claude
- Claude Lemieux (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Jocelyn
- David Lemieux (boxer) (born 1988), Canadian boxer
- Jacques Lemieux (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jean Lemieux (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jocelyn Lemieux (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Claude
- Lawrence Lemieux (born 1955), Canadian sailor
- Réal Lemieux (1945–1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Richard Lemieux (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
- Shane Lemieux (born 1997), American football player
In politics
- Diane Lemieux (born 1961), Canadian politician
- Francois-Xavier Lemieux (1811–1864), Québec lawyer and politician; uncle of Francois-Xavier
- François-Xavier Lemieux (Quebec MNA) (1851–1933), Québec lawyer of Louis Riel, politician, and judge; nephew of Francois-Xavier
- George LeMieux (born 1969), US Senator from Florida
- Pierre Lemieux (born 1963), Canadian politician
- Rodolphe Lemieux (1866–1937), Canadian journalist, lawyer, professor, and politician
- Ron Lemieux (born 1950), Canadian politician
