How common is the surname Leatherwood?

4,449 people in the United States had the surname Leatherwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,397 Americans. It ranked 7,488th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Leatherwood?

Lillie Leatherwood, American athletics competitor (born 1964).

Where is the surname Leatherwood most common?

Wikidata records people named Leatherwood in the United States.

Is the surname Leatherwood getting more or less common?

More common. 4,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,449 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Leatherwood

A surname, carried by 4,449 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L363

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leatherwood is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,449 people named Leatherwood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,397 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,321.

#7,488

rank among US surnames

4,449

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #7,131)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,485	Smock	4,452	69,350
#7,486	Looper	4,451	69,365
#7,487	Garzon	4,450	69,381
#7,488	Leatherwood	4,449	69,397
#7,490	Maddux	4,448	69,412

Who is named Leatherwood

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

77% of people named Leatherwood identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leatherwoods

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lillie Leatherwood
American athletics competitor (born 1964)

Questions

How common is the surname Leatherwood?: 4,449 people in the United States had the surname Leatherwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,397 Americans. It ranked 7,488th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leatherwood?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Leatherwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leatherwood?: Lillie Leatherwood, American athletics competitor (born 1964).
Where is the surname Leatherwood most common?: Wikidata records people named Leatherwood in the United States.
Is the surname Leatherwood getting more or less common?: More common. 4,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,449 in 2010, up 3.0%.