How common is the surname Leader?

3,399 people in the United States had the surname Leader in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,834 Americans. It ranked 9,563rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Leader?

Anton Leader, American film director and film producer (1913–1988).

Where is the surname Leader most common?

Wikidata records people named Leader in the United States.

Is the surname Leader getting more or less common?

More common. 3,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,399 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Leader

An occupational surname, carried by 3,399 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leader is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

English surname, both from the noun leader and an occupational use of lead (“heavy metal”).

Leader is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,399 people named Leader in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,834 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,103.

#9,563

rank among US surnames

3,399

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,614)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,557	Lampley	3,402	90,754
#9,560	Arp	3,401	90,781
#9,562	Towery	3,400	90,808
#9,563	Leader	3,399	90,834
#9,567	Hendon	3,398	90,861
#9,568	Sill	3,397	90,888
#9,570	Revis	3,396	90,914

Who is named Leader

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

86% of people named Leader identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leaders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anton Leader
American film director and film producer (1913–1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leader

Leader has the Soundex code L360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L360.

Questions

Where does the surname Leader come from?: English surname, both from the noun leader and an occupational use of lead (“heavy metal”).
How common is the surname Leader?: 3,399 people in the United States had the surname Leader in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,834 Americans. It ranked 9,563rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leader?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Leader identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leader?: Anton Leader, American film director and film producer (1913–1988).
Where is the surname Leader most common?: Wikidata records people named Leader in the United States.
What type of surname is Leader?: Leader is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Leader getting more or less common?: More common. 3,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,399 in 2010, up 9.5%.