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    The surname Lehane

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 748 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L500

    Lehane: #31,033 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lehane #31,033, 748 people Lehane: #31,033 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lehane #31,033, 748 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lehane is more common than 80.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Liatháin (“descendant of Liathán”), a diminutive of liath (“grey”).

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

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 748 people named Lehane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 412,761 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 681.

    #31,033
    rank among US surnames
    748
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.8%
    change since 2000 (was #31,986)

    Who is named Lehane

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

    96% of people named Lehane identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lehanes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dennis Lehane
      American novelist (born 1965)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    • Lehan

    Surnames that sound like Lehane

    Lehane has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lehane come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Liatháin (“descendant of Liathán”), a diminutive of liath (“grey”).
    How common is the surname Lehane?
    748 people in the United States had the surname Lehane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 412,761 Americans. It ranked 31,033rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lehane?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lehane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Lehane?
    Dennis Lehane, American novelist (born 1965).
    Where is the surname Lehane most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lehane in the United States.
    What type of surname is Lehane?
    Lehane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Lehane getting more or less common?
    More common. 681 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 748 in 2010, up 9.8%.
    What are other spellings of Lehane?
    Lehan.