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    The surname Leal

    A surname, carried by 35,958 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex L400

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leal is more common than 99.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 35,958 people named Leal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,586 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,248.

    #969
    rank among US surnames
    35,958
    people in 2010
    12
    per 100,000 Americans
    +27.3%
    change since 2000 (was #1,133)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #960Vo36,2368,520
    #961O'Connell36,1948,530
    #962Vu36,1798,534
    #963Andersen36,1508,541
    #964Spence36,1298,546
    #965McPherson36,1258,547
    #966Church36,0728,559

    Who is named Leal

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

    85% of people named Leal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
    • White (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Leals

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rayssa Leal
      Brazilian skateboarder, born 2008
    • Sharon Leal
      American actress and singer, born 1972
    • Leandra Leal
      Brazilian actress, born 1982
    • José Carlos Garcia Leal
      Brazilian association football player, born 1980
    • Yoandy Leal
      Brazilian volleyball player, born 1988
    • Ézio Leal Moraes Filho
      Brazilian footballer (1966-2011)
    • Branco
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1964
    • Adriana
      Brazilian association football player, born 1996
    • Rafael Navarro
      Brazilian footballer, born 2000
    • Lauren
      Brazilian footballer (born 2002)

    Notable Leals come mostly from Brazil (9) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Leal

    Leal has the Soundex code L400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Leal?
    35,958 people in the United States had the surname Leal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,586 Americans. It ranked 969th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leal?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Leal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Leal?
    Rayssa Leal, Brazilian skateboarder, followed by Sharon Leal.
    Where is the surname Leal most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leal in Brazil and the United States.
    Is the surname Leal getting more or less common?
    More common. 28,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,958 in 2010, up 27%.