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    The surname Ledesma

    A Spanish surname, carried by 20,311 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L325

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ledesma is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

    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 20,311 people named Ledesma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,201 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,077.

    #1,768
    rank among US surnames
    20,311
    people in 2010
    6.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,211)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,765Keenan20,35315,170
    #1,766North20,34315,177
    #1,767Dasilva20,33815,181
    #1,768Ledesma20,31115,201

    Who is named Ledesma

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

    88% of people named Ledesma identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ledesmas

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Conan Ledesma
      Argentinian association football player, born 1993
    • Pablo Ledesma
      Argentine footballer, born 1984
    • Cristian Raúl Ledesma
      Argentine footballer, born 1978
    • Emmanuel Ledesma
      Argentine footballer, born 1988
    • Amanda Ledesma
      Argentine actor and singer (1911–2000)
    • Mario Ledesma
      Argentine rugby union footballer and coach, born 1973

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ledesma

    Ledesma has the Soundex code L325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L325.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ledesma come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.
    How common is the surname Ledesma?
    20,311 people in the United States had the surname Ledesma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,201 Americans. It ranked 1,768th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ledesma?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ledesma identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ledesma?
    Conan Ledesma, Argentinian association football player, followed by Pablo Ledesma.
    Where is the surname Ledesma most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ledesma in Argentina.
    Is the surname Ledesma getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,311 in 2010, up 35%.