How common is the surname Leedom?

1,157 people in the United States had the surname Leedom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Leedom getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, down 3.4%.

The surname Leedom

A surname, carried by 1,157 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leedom is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,157 people named Leedom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,198.

#22,281

rank among US surnames

1,157

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,565)

Who is named Leedom

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

92% of people named Leedom identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as two or more races and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Leedom?: 1,157 people in the United States had the surname Leedom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leedom?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Leedom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as two or more races.
Is the surname Leedom getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, down 3.4%.