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    The surname Leib

    A surname, carried by 1,845 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex L100

    Leib: #15,788 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Leib #15,788, 1,845 people Leib: #15,788 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Leib #15,788, 1,845 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leib is more common than 90.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,845 people named Leib in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,342 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,829.

    #15,788
    rank among US surnames
    1,845
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #14,857)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,784Sood1,846167,251
    #15,788Vandoren1,845167,342
    #15,792Waddy1,844167,433

    Who is named Leib

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

    94% of people named Leib identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Leibs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michael Leib
      American politician (1760-1822)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Leib

    Leib 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 Leib?
    1,845 people in the United States had the surname Leib in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,342 Americans. It ranked 15,788th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leib?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leib identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Leib?
    Michael Leib, American politician (1760-1822).
    Where is the surname Leib most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leib in the United States.
    Is the surname Leib getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,845 in 2010, up 0.9%.