Nègre

surname · Latin script

Meaning: negro

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/nɛɡʁ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Nègre is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Brazil.

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

3 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

negro

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 22 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Nègre counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Where Nègre is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spelling
BR Brazil—1.5K—
ES Spain—1.3K—
FR France—422—
AR Argentina—166—
US United States—144—

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Nègre is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French surname17 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Philippines, United States, Spain

    Languages: French, English, German

    Also written Negre, Negré, Négre

  • Spanish surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain, Brazil, Philippines, Argentina

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Negre, Negré, Négre

  • Ukrainian surname6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Ukraine, Russia, Spain

    Languages: Ukrainian, Russian

    Also written Негре, Negre

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Negre

6 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Charles Nègre, b. 1820Léopold Nègre, b. 1879Jean Nègre, b. 1907Ernest Nègre, b. 1907Raymond Nègre, b. 1908André Nègre, b. 1912Pierre Nègre, b. 1924Guy Nègre, b. 1941Louis Nègre, b. 1947David Nègre, b. 1973

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalMadame, Monsieur,Dear Nègre, (English)
InformalMadame, Monsieur,Hello, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 6 sources across 3 countries.

Reference works 3

  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Nègre mean, and where does it come from?
negro Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
What are other forms of the name Nègre?
In the etymology graph, Noir is a form of the same name in other languages.
How do you pronounce Nègre?
A machine transcription gives /nɛɡʁ/ (IPA) for French.
In which country does Nègre have the most bearers?
Nègre is most frequently recorded in Brazil.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Nègre”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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