How common is the surname Fleisher?

2,058 people in the United States had the surname Fleisher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,022 Americans. It ranked 14,495th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fleisher?

Leon Fleisher, American conductor and pianist (1928–2020), followed by Elizabeth Hirsh Fleisher.

Where is the surname Fleisher most common?

Wikidata records people named Fleisher in the United States.

Is the surname Fleisher getting more or less common?

More common. 2,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,058 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Fleisher

A surname, carried by 2,058 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fleisher is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,058 people named Fleisher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,022 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,017.

#14,495

rank among US surnames

2,058

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #13,771)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,489	Freels	2,060	149,876
#14,492	Stiefel	2,059	149,949
#14,495	Cazarez	2,058	150,022

Who is named Fleisher

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Fleisher identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fleishers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leon Fleisher
American conductor and pianist (1928–2020)
Elizabeth Hirsh Fleisher
American architect, 1892–1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fleisher

Fleisher has the Soundex code F426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F426.

Questions

How common is the surname Fleisher?: 2,058 people in the United States had the surname Fleisher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,022 Americans. It ranked 14,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fleisher?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fleisher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Fleisher?: Leon Fleisher, American conductor and pianist (1928–2020), followed by Elizabeth Hirsh Fleisher.
Where is the surname Fleisher most common?: Wikidata records people named Fleisher in the United States.
Is the surname Fleisher getting more or less common?: More common. 2,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,058 in 2010, up 2.0%.