# Leh (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 601 |
| US rank (2010) | 37,125 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 513,720 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (529 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Leh, perhaps an altered spelling of Löh. * Borrowed from Khmer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Leh 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 12% |

## Similar surnames

Lee, Le, Leahy, Lea, Leo, Lew, Lei, Ley, Leu, Leahey, Lehew, Li.

## 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.