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    The surname Leithead

    A place surname, carried by 331 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /liːθ(h)ɛd/ 2 syllables Soundex L330

    Leithead: #60,790 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Leithead #60,790, 331 people Leithead: #60,790 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Leithead #60,790, 331 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leithead is more common than 62.5% of them.

    Origin

    From Leith + head, from a farm at the head of the Water of Leith, near Edinburgh.

    Leithead is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 331 people named Leithead in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 932,766 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 310.

    #60,790
    rank among US surnames
    331
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.8%
    change since 2000 (was #60,706)

    Who is named Leithead

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

    90% of people named Leithead identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Leithead come from?
    From Leith + head, from a farm at the head of the Water of Leith, near Edinburgh.
    How common is the surname Leithead?
    331 people in the United States had the surname Leithead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 932,766 Americans. It ranked 60,790th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leithead?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Leithead identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Leithead?
    Leithead is /liːθ(h)ɛd/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Leithead?
    Leithead is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Leithead getting more or less common?
    More common. 310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 331 in 2010, up 6.8%.