How common is the surname Leder?

1,231 people in the United States had the surname Leder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leder?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leder?

Mimi Leder, American film/television director and producer, followed by Philip Leder.

Where is the surname Leder most common?

Wikidata records people named Leder in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Leder getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Leder

A surname, carried by 1,231 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leder is more common than 86.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,231 people named Leder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,237.

#21,288

rank among US surnames

1,231

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,055)

Who is named Leder

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

94% of people named Leder identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leders

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mimi Leder
American film/television director and producer, born 1952
Philip Leder
American geneticist (1934–2020)
Erwin Leder
Austrian actor, born 1951
Paul Leder
American actor and film director (1926-1996)

Notable Leders come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leder

Leder has the Soundex code L360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L360.

Questions

How common is the surname Leder?: 1,231 people in the United States had the surname Leder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leder?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leder?: Mimi Leder, American film/television director and producer, followed by Philip Leder.
Where is the surname Leder most common?: Wikidata records people named Leder in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Leder getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 0.5%.