How common is the surname Leath?

3,372 people in the United States had the surname Leath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,562 Americans. It ranked 9,628th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Leath?

Vaughn De Leath, American jazz singer (1894–1943).

Where is the surname Leath most common?

Wikidata records people named Leath in the United States.

Is the surname Leath getting more or less common?

More common. 3,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,372 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Leath

A surname, carried by 3,372 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L300

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

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,372 people named Leath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,562 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,300.

#9,628

rank among US surnames

3,372

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,102)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,621	Nassar	3,377	91,426
#9,624	Benedetto	3,375	91,480
#9,627	Palazzolo	3,374	91,507
#9,628	Leath	3,372	91,562
#9,631	Trueblood	3,371	91,589
#9,632	Roane	3,370	91,616

Who is named Leath

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

64% of people named Leath identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leaths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vaughn De Leath
American jazz singer (1894–1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leath

Leath has the Soundex code L300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L300.

Questions

How common is the surname Leath?: 3,372 people in the United States had the surname Leath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,562 Americans. It ranked 9,628th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leath?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Leath identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leath?: Vaughn De Leath, American jazz singer (1894–1943).
Where is the surname Leath most common?: Wikidata records people named Leath in the United States.
Is the surname Leath getting more or less common?: More common. 3,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,372 in 2010, up 2.2%.