How common is the surname Leifer?

1,246 people in the United States had the surname Leifer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,789 Americans. It ranked 21,080th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leifer?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Leifer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leifer?

Carol Leifer, American comedian and producer.

Where is the surname Leifer most common?

Wikidata records people named Leifer in the United States.

Is the surname Leifer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,246 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Leifer

A surname, carried by 1,246 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leifer is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,246 people named Leifer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,789 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,153.

#21,080

rank among US surnames

1,246

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,209)

Who is named Leifer

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

98% of people named Leifer identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leifers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carol Leifer
American comedian and producer, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leifer

Leifer has the Soundex code L160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L160.

Questions

How common is the surname Leifer?: 1,246 people in the United States had the surname Leifer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,789 Americans. It ranked 21,080th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leifer?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Leifer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leifer?: Carol Leifer, American comedian and producer.
Where is the surname Leifer most common?: Wikidata records people named Leifer in the United States.
Is the surname Leifer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,246 in 2010, up 8.1%.