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    The surname Leman

    An English surname, carried by 1,418 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L550

    Leman: #19,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Leman #19,152, 1,418 people Leman: #19,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Leman #19,152, 1,418 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leman is more common than 88.2% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Leman, from Old English Leofmann.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,418 people named Leman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,302.

    #19,152
    rank among US surnames
    1,418
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.9%
    change since 2000 (was #19,263)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,145Pon1,419217,580
    #19,152Pharris1,418217,733

    Who is named Leman

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

    90% of people named Leman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lemans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gérard Leman
      Belgian general (1851–1920)
    • Luc Leman
      Belgian bicycle racer, born 1953

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Leman

    Leman has the Soundex code L550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L550.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Leman come from?
    From Middle English Leman, from Old English Leofmann.
    How common is the surname Leman?
    1,418 people in the United States had the surname Leman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. It ranked 19,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leman?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Leman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Leman?
    Gérard Leman, Belgian general (1851–1920), followed by Luc Leman.
    Where is the surname Leman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leman in Belgium.
    Is the surname Leman getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,418 in 2010, up 8.9%.
    What are other spellings of Leman?
    Lemans, Lemman, Leeman, Leaman, Letman and Leemen.