How common is the surname Leeman?

2,653 people in the United States had the surname Leeman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,376 Americans. It ranked 11,801st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leeman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leeman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leeman?

Gerald Leeman, American wrestler, followed by Susan Leeman.

Where is the surname Leeman most common?

Wikidata records people named Leeman in the United States.

Is the surname Leeman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,439 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,653 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Leeman

A surname, carried by 2,653 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leeman is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,653 people named Leeman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,376 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,439.

#11,801

rank among US surnames

2,653

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,763)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,793	Leavell	2,656	116,245
#11,797	Borman	2,655	116,288
#11,799	Janda	2,654	116,332
#11,801	Feagin	2,653	116,376
#11,804	McEwan	2,652	116,420
#11,807	Woodburn	2,651	116,464

Who is named Leeman

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

94% of people named Leeman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leemans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gerald Leeman
American wrestler, 1922–2008
Susan Leeman
American endocrinologist, 1930–2026

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leeman

Leeman has the Soundex code L550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L550.

Questions

How common is the surname Leeman?: 2,653 people in the United States had the surname Leeman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,376 Americans. It ranked 11,801st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leeman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leeman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leeman?: Gerald Leeman, American wrestler, followed by Susan Leeman.
Where is the surname Leeman most common?: Wikidata records people named Leeman in the United States.
Is the surname Leeman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,439 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,653 in 2010, up 8.8%.