How common is the surname Ledet?

4,725 people in the United States had the surname Ledet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,343 Americans. It ranked 7,086th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ledet getting more or less common?

More common. 4,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,725 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Ledet

A surname, carried by 4,725 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L330

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ledet is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,725 people named Ledet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,343 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,445.

#7,086

rank among US surnames

4,725

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,957)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,078	Walley	4,730	65,274
#7,080	Silas	4,729	65,288
#7,084	Botelho	4,726	65,329
#7,086	Metcalfe	4,725	65,343
#7,088	Alfano	4,724	65,357
#7,091	Dai	4,723	65,371
#7,093	Landin	4,722	65,384

Who is named Ledet

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

67% of people named Ledet identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Ledet?: 4,725 people in the United States had the surname Ledet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,343 Americans. It ranked 7,086th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ledet?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Ledet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ledet getting more or less common?: More common. 4,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,725 in 2010, up 6.3%.