The surname Lechuga
A Spanish surname, carried by 5,221 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex L220
Origin
Spanish origin
A surname from Spanish.
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,221 people named Lechuga in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,135 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,873.
#6,500
rank among US surnames
5,221
people in 2010
1.8
per 100,000 Americans
+34.8%
change since 2000 (was #7,925)
Who is named Lechuga
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Lechuga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
- Two or more races 0.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Lechuga come from?
- Lechuga is Spanish in origin.
- How common is the surname Lechuga?
- 5,221 people in the United States had the surname Lechuga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,135 Americans. It ranked 6,500th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Lechuga?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lechuga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Lechuga getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,873 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,221 in 2010, up 35%.