How common is the surname Lederer?

2,710 people in the United States had the surname Lederer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,928 Americans. It ranked 11,589th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lederer?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lederer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lederer?

Gretchen Lederer, actress, followed by Howard Lederer.

Where is the surname Lederer most common?

Wikidata records people named Lederer in the United States, Weimar Republic and Hungary.

Is the surname Lederer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,685 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,710 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Lederer

An occupational surname, carried by 2,710 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L366

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lederer is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

From German.

Lederer is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,710 people named Lederer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,928 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,685.

#11,589

rank among US surnames

2,710

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,885)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,585	Crothers	2,713	113,802
#11,587	Marconi	2,712	113,844
#11,588	Didomenico	2,711	113,886
#11,589	Tomko	2,710	113,928
#11,592	Knipp	2,709	113,970
#11,595	Bump	2,708	114,012

Who is named Lederer

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

93% of people named Lederer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lederers

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gretchen Lederer
Actress, 1891–1955
Howard Lederer
American professional poker player, born 1964
Julius Lederer
Austrian entomologist (1821-1870)
Pepi Lederer
Actress, writer (1910-1935)
Eppie Lederer
American advice columnist (1918–2002)
Charles Lederer
American film director and screenwriter (1906–1976)
Serena Lederer
Austrian Jewish art collector, refugee from Nazis (1867-1943)
Annie Duke
American poker player (b. 1965)

Notable Lederers come mostly from the United States (5), Weimar Republic (1) and Hungary (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Lederer come from?: From German.
How common is the surname Lederer?: 2,710 people in the United States had the surname Lederer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,928 Americans. It ranked 11,589th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lederer?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lederer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lederer?: Gretchen Lederer, actress, followed by Howard Lederer.
Where is the surname Lederer most common?: Wikidata records people named Lederer in the United States, Weimar Republic and Hungary.
What type of surname is Lederer?: Lederer is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Lederer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,685 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,710 in 2010, up 0.9%.