How common is the surname Leeth?

1,203 people in the United States had the surname Leeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,646 Americans. It ranked 21,660th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Leeth getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,203 in 2010, down 6.9%.

The surname Leeth

A surname, carried by 1,203 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leeth is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,203 people named Leeth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,646 Americans. That is down 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,292.

#21,660

rank among US surnames

1,203

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-6.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,388)

Who is named Leeth

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

82% of people named Leeth identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leeth

Leeth has the Soundex code L300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L300.

Questions

How common is the surname Leeth?: 1,203 people in the United States had the surname Leeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,646 Americans. It ranked 21,660th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leeth?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Leeth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Leeth getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,203 in 2010, down 6.9%.