How common is the surname Leff?

2,161 people in the United States had the surname Leff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,872 Americans. It ranked 13,959th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leff?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Leff most common?

Wikidata records people named Leff in the United States.

Is the surname Leff getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,161 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Leff

A surname, carried by 2,161 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leff is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,161 people named Leff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,872 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,218.

#13,959

rank among US surnames

2,161

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,767)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,953	Kurian	2,163	142,739
#13,955	Wallick	2,162	142,806
#13,959	Milliron	2,161	142,872
#13,964	Buentello	2,160	142,938
#13,967	Veazey	2,159	143,004

Who is named Leff

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

94% of people named Leff identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lauv
American musician, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leff

Leff has the Soundex code L100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L100.

Questions

How common is the surname Leff?: 2,161 people in the United States had the surname Leff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,872 Americans. It ranked 13,959th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leff?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leff?: Lauv, American musician.
Where is the surname Leff most common?: Wikidata records people named Leff in the United States.
Is the surname Leff getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,161 in 2010, down 2.6%.