How common is the surname Leachman?

1,717 people in the United States had the surname Leachman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,817 Americans. It ranked 16,679th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Leachman?

Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (1926–2021).

Where is the surname Leachman most common?

Wikidata records people named Leachman in the United States.

How do you pronounce Leachman?

Leachman is /ˈliːtʃmæn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Leachman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,717 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Leachman

A surname, carried by 1,717 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈliːtʃmæn/ 2 syllables Soundex L255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leachman is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,717 people named Leachman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 179,817 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,660.

#16,679

rank among US surnames

1,717

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,042)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,675	Bibeau	1,718	179,712
#16,679	Kurowski	1,717	179,817
#16,687	Fralick	1,716	179,922

Who is named Leachman

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

73% of people named Leachman identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leachmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cloris Leachman
American actress and comedian (1926–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leachman

Leachman has the Soundex code L255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L255.

Questions

How common is the surname Leachman?: 1,717 people in the United States had the surname Leachman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,817 Americans. It ranked 16,679th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leachman?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Leachman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leachman?: Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (1926–2021).
Where is the surname Leachman most common?: Wikidata records people named Leachman in the United States.
How do you pronounce Leachman?: Leachman is /ˈliːtʃmæn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Leachman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,717 in 2010, up 3.4%.