How common is the surname Leeson?

1,835 people in the United States had the surname Leeson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,254 Americans. It ranked 15,857th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leeson?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Leeson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leeson?

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

Where is the surname Leeson most common?

Wikidata records people named Leeson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Leeson?

Leeson is /ˈliː.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Leeson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,835 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Leeson

An English patronymic surname, carried by 1,835 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈliː.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex L250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leeson is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Leeson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,835 people named Leeson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,254 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,793.

#15,857

rank among US surnames

1,835

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,093)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,854	Perezlopez	1,836	168,162
#15,857	Dority	1,835	168,254
#15,864	Leonardi	1,834	168,345

Who is named Leeson

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

92% of people named Leeson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leesons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lynn Hershman Leeson
American artist and filmmaker (born 1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Leason

Surnames that sound like Leeson

Leeson has the Soundex code L250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L250.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Leeson come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Lettice + -son.
How common is the surname Leeson?: 1,835 people in the United States had the surname Leeson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,254 Americans. It ranked 15,857th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leeson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Leeson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leeson?: Lynn Hershman Leeson, American artist and filmmaker (born 1941).
Where is the surname Leeson most common?: Wikidata records people named Leeson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Leeson?: Leeson is /ˈliː.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Leeson?: Leeson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Leeson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,835 in 2010, up 2.3%.
What are other spellings of Leeson?: Leason.