How common is the surname Lebow?

1,194 people in the United States had the surname Lebow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lebow?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lebow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lebow?

Fred Lebow, American distance runner (1932–1994).

Where is the surname Lebow most common?

Wikidata records people named Lebow in the United States.

Is the surname Lebow getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, down 10%.

The surname Lebow

A surname, carried by 1,194 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lebow is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,194 people named Lebow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. That is down 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,331.

#21,774

rank among US surnames

1,194

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-10.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,953)

Who is named Lebow

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

95% of people named Lebow identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lebows

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Lebow
American distance runner (1932–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lebow

Lebow has the Soundex code L100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L100.

Questions

How common is the surname Lebow?: 1,194 people in the United States had the surname Lebow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lebow?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lebow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lebow?: Fred Lebow, American distance runner (1932–1994).
Where is the surname Lebow most common?: Wikidata records people named Lebow in the United States.
Is the surname Lebow getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, down 10%.