How common is the surname Leas?

1,247 people in the United States had the surname Leas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. It ranked 21,068th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leas?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Leas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Leas getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,247 in 2010, down 8.3%.

The surname Leas

A surname, carried by 1,247 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leas is more common than 87% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,247 people named Leas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. That is down 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,360.

#21,068

rank among US surnames

1,247

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-8.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,667)

Who is named Leas

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

92% of people named Leas identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leas

Leas has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

How common is the surname Leas?: 1,247 people in the United States had the surname Leas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. It ranked 21,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leas?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Leas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Leas getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,247 in 2010, down 8.3%.