How common is the surname Leibowitz?

2,598 people in the United States had the surname Leibowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,840 Americans. It ranked 12,017th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leibowitz?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Leibowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leibowitz?

Jon Stewart, American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host.

Where is the surname Leibowitz most common?

Wikidata records people named Leibowitz in the United States.

Is the surname Leibowitz getting more or less common?

More common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,598 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Leibowitz

A surname, carried by 2,598 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L132

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leibowitz is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,598 people named Leibowitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,840 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,580.

#12,017

rank among US surnames

2,598

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,009	Donlon	2,600	118,748
#12,012	Szeto	2,599	118,794
#12,017	Satchell	2,598	118,840
#12,022	Detrick	2,597	118,885
#12,025	Pless	2,596	118,931

Who is named Leibowitz

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

96% of people named Leibowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leibowitzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jon Stewart
American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leibowitz

Lebowitz

Leibowitz has the Soundex code L132, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L132.

Questions

How common is the surname Leibowitz?: 2,598 people in the United States had the surname Leibowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,840 Americans. It ranked 12,017th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leibowitz?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Leibowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leibowitz?: Jon Stewart, American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host.
Where is the surname Leibowitz most common?: Wikidata records people named Leibowitz in the United States.
Is the surname Leibowitz getting more or less common?: More common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,598 in 2010, up 0.7%.