How common is the surname Leland?

4,848 people in the United States had the surname Leland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,685 Americans. It ranked 6,921st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Leland?

Charles Godfrey Leland, American folklorist (1824-1903), followed by Henry M. Leland.

Where is the surname Leland most common?

Wikidata records people named Leland in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Leland?

Leland is /ˈliːlənd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Leland getting more or less common?

More common. 4,669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,848 in 2010, up 3.8%.

Is Leland also a first name?

Yes. Leland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Leland

An Irish occupational surname, carried by 4,848 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈliːlənd/ 2 syllables Soundex L453 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leland is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".

Leland is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,848 people named Leland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,685 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,669.

#6,921

rank among US surnames

4,848

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,671)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,912	Koval	4,855	63,593
#6,913	Gasca	4,854	63,606
#6,914	Fortney	4,853	63,620
#6,915	Gwinn	4,852	63,633
#6,916	Cassel	4,851	63,646
#6,917	Jahn	4,850	63,659
#6,918	Moorer	4,849	63,672

Who is named Leland

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

87% of people named Leland identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lelands

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Godfrey Leland
American folklorist (1824-1903)
Henry M. Leland
American engineer, machinist, and entrepreneur (1843–1932)
David Leland
British actor, screenwriter and director, 1941–2023
Evelyn Leland
American astronomer, 1870–1930
Mickey Leland
American politician (1944-1989)
Brad Leland
American actor, born 1954

Notable Lelands come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Leland come from?: Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".
How common is the surname Leland?: 4,848 people in the United States had the surname Leland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,685 Americans. It ranked 6,921st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leland?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Leland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leland?: Charles Godfrey Leland, American folklorist (1824-1903), followed by Henry M. Leland.
Where is the surname Leland most common?: Wikidata records people named Leland in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Leland?: Leland is /ˈliːlənd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Leland?: Leland is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Leland getting more or less common?: More common. 4,669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,848 in 2010, up 3.8%.
Is Leland also a first name?: Yes. Leland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.