# Leeson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/leeson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,835 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,857 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 168,254 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (1,793 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliː.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Leason |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Lettice + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Leeson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Leeson in the United States.

## People named Leeson

- Lynn Hershman Leeson, American artist and filmmaker (born 1941)

## Similar surnames

Lesane, Leysen, Lescano, Lawson, Logan, Lozano, Lujan, Luciano, Ligon, Lejeune, Laguna, Lakin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.