How common is the surname Leffler?

5,176 people in the United States had the surname Leffler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,649 Americans. It ranked 6,542nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leffler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Leffler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leffler?

Jason Leffler, American racing driver (1975–2013).

Where is the surname Leffler most common?

Wikidata records people named Leffler in the United States.

Is the surname Leffler getting more or less common?

More common. 5,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,176 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Leffler

A German surname, carried by 5,176 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L146

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leffler is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Löffler.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,176 people named Leffler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,649 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,078.

#6,542

rank among US surnames

5,176

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,205)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,538	Manchester	5,182	59,580
#6,539	Milian	5,181	59,592
#6,540	Delosreyes	5,177	59,638
#6,542	Leffler	5,176	59,649
#6,546	Berglund	5,173	59,684
#6,548	Cannady	5,172	59,696

Who is named Leffler

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

95% of people named Leffler identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lefflers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Leffler
American racing driver (1975–2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Loeffler
Loffler

Surnames that sound like Leffler

Leffler has the Soundex code L146, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L146.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Leffler come from?: Borrowed from German Löffler.
How common is the surname Leffler?: 5,176 people in the United States had the surname Leffler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,649 Americans. It ranked 6,542nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leffler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Leffler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leffler?: Jason Leffler, American racing driver (1975–2013).
Where is the surname Leffler most common?: Wikidata records people named Leffler in the United States.
Is the surname Leffler getting more or less common?: More common. 5,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,176 in 2010, up 1.9%.
What are other spellings of Leffler?: Loeffler and Loffler.