How common is the surname Leek?

3,228 people in the United States had the surname Leek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,646 Americans. It ranked 9,991st of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Leek most common?

Wikidata records people named Leek in the United States.

Is the surname Leek getting more or less common?

More common. 3,074 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,228 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Leek

A surname, carried by 3,228 people in the United States.

Pronounced /liːk/ 1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leek is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

Perhaps of pre-Anglo-Saxon (non-Old English) origin and instead from Celtic; compare Welsh llech and Irish leac (“stone”), both from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā. Recorded as Lec in 1086 (DB).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,228 people named Leek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,646 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,074.

#9,991

rank among US surnames

3,228

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #9,697)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,983	Line	3,231	95,557
#9,987	Chavers	3,230	95,587
#9,989	Sonnenberg	3,229	95,616
#9,991	Leek	3,228	95,646
#9,994	Shoaf	3,227	95,676
#9,997	Sword	3,225	95,735
#9,998	Jaques	3,224	95,765

Who is named Leek

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

85% of people named Leek identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leeks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Miranda Leek
American archer, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leek

Leek has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

Where does the surname Leek come from?: Perhaps of pre-Anglo-Saxon (non-Old English) origin and instead from Celtic; compare Welsh llech and Irish leac (“stone”), both from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā. Recorded as Lec in 1086 (DB).
How common is the surname Leek?: 3,228 people in the United States had the surname Leek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,646 Americans. It ranked 9,991st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leek?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Leek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leek?: Miranda Leek, American archer.
Where is the surname Leek most common?: Wikidata records people named Leek in the United States.
How do you pronounce Leek?: Leek is /liːk/, one syllable.
Is the surname Leek getting more or less common?: More common. 3,074 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,228 in 2010, up 5.0%.