How common is the surname Lehrman?

1,166 people in the United States had the surname Lehrman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. It ranked 22,158th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lehrman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lehrman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lehrman?

Henry Lehrman, American actor, director, screenwriter and producer (1881–1946).

Where is the surname Lehrman most common?

Wikidata records people named Lehrman in Austria–Hungary.

Is the surname Lehrman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,166 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Lehrman

A surname, carried by 1,166 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lehrman is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,166 people named Lehrman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,141.

#22,158

rank among US surnames

1,166

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,381)

Who is named Lehrman

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

94% of people named Lehrman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lehrmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Lehrman
American actor, director, screenwriter and producer (1881–1946)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lehrman

Lerman

Lehrman has the Soundex code L655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L655.

Questions

How common is the surname Lehrman?: 1,166 people in the United States had the surname Lehrman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. It ranked 22,158th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lehrman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lehrman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lehrman?: Henry Lehrman, American actor, director, screenwriter and producer (1881–1946).
Where is the surname Lehrman most common?: Wikidata records people named Lehrman in Austria–Hungary.
Is the surname Lehrman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,166 in 2010, up 2.2%.