How common is the surname Leiter?

2,468 people in the United States had the surname Leiter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. It ranked 12,548th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leiter?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Leiter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leiter?

Saul Leiter, American photographer (1923-2013), followed by Al Leiter.

Where is the surname Leiter most common?

Wikidata records people named Leiter in the United States.

Is the surname Leiter getting more or less common?

More common. 2,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,468 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Leiter

A surname, carried by 2,468 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leiter is more common than 92.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,468 people named Leiter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,341.

#12,548

rank among US surnames

2,468

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,540	Volker	2,471	124,948
#12,541	Fairman	2,470	124,998
#12,547	Baumgart	2,469	125,049
#12,548	Koop	2,468	125,099
#12,554	Crotts	2,467	125,150
#12,557	Pathak	2,466	125,201

Who is named Leiter

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

96% of people named Leiter identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leiters

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Saul Leiter
American photographer (1923-2013)
Al Leiter
American baseball player, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leiter

Leiter has the Soundex code L360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L360.

Questions

How common is the surname Leiter?: 2,468 people in the United States had the surname Leiter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. It ranked 12,548th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leiter?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Leiter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leiter?: Saul Leiter, American photographer (1923-2013), followed by Al Leiter.
Where is the surname Leiter most common?: Wikidata records people named Leiter in the United States.
Is the surname Leiter getting more or less common?: More common. 2,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,468 in 2010, up 5.4%.