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The surname Leandro

A surname, carried by 1,306 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L536 Also a first name

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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). Leandro is more common than 87.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,306 people named Leandro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,405 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,016.

#20,348
rank among US surnames
1,306
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+28.5%
change since 2000 (was #23,350)

Who is named Leandro

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

55% of people named Leandro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 55%
  • White (not Hispanic) 39%
  • Two or more races 2.8%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Leandros

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Alan Leandro
    Brazilian-born East Timorese footballer, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leandro

Leandro has the Soundex code L536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L536.

Questions

How common is the surname Leandro?
1,306 people in the United States had the surname Leandro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,405 Americans. It ranked 20,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leandro?
In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Leandro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leandro?
Alan Leandro, Brazilian-born East Timorese footballer.
Where is the surname Leandro most common?
Wikidata records people named Leandro in Brazil.
Is the surname Leandro getting more or less common?
More common. 1,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,306 in 2010, up 29%.
Is Leandro also a first name?
Yes. Leandro is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.