How common is the surname Leitch?

3,234 people in the United States had the surname Leitch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,469 Americans. It ranked 9,976th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Leitch?

Archibald Leitch, British architect (1865–1939), followed by David Leitch.

Where is the surname Leitch most common?

Wikidata records people named Leitch in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Leitch getting more or less common?

More common. 3,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,234 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Leitch

A surname, carried by 3,234 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leitch is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Leach.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,234 people named Leitch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,469 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,049.

#9,976

rank among US surnames

3,234

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,789)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,968	Warr	3,236	95,410
#9,969	Bolyard	3,235	95,439
#9,976	Leitch	3,234	95,469
#9,978	Million	3,233	95,498
#9,983	Line	3,231	95,557

Who is named Leitch

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

90% of people named Leitch identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leitchs

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Archibald Leitch
British architect (1865–1939)
David Leitch
American actor and director (born 1975)
Donovan Leitch
British actor and film director (born 1967)
Chris Leitch
American soccer player, born 1979
Ione Skye
British-born American actress, born 1970
Elisabeth Elliot
American Christian missionary (1926-2015)

Notable Leitchs come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leitch

Leitch has the Soundex code L320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L320.

Questions

Where does the surname Leitch come from?: Variant of Leach.
How common is the surname Leitch?: 3,234 people in the United States had the surname Leitch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,469 Americans. It ranked 9,976th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leitch?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Leitch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leitch?: Archibald Leitch, British architect (1865–1939), followed by David Leitch.
Where is the surname Leitch most common?: Wikidata records people named Leitch in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Leitch getting more or less common?: More common. 3,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,234 in 2010, up 6.1%.