How common is the surname Lenard?

3,455 people in the United States had the surname Lenard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,362 Americans. It ranked 9,412th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lenard?

Mark Lenard, American actor (1924–1996), followed by Voshon Lenard.

Where is the surname Lenard most common?

Wikidata records people named Lenard in the United States.

Is the surname Lenard getting more or less common?

More common. 3,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,455 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Lenard

A surname, carried by 3,455 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L563

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lenard is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,455 people named Lenard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,362 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,046.

#9,412

rank among US surnames

3,455

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,801)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,403	Samayoa	3,458	89,284
#9,405	Claussen	3,457	89,310
#9,407	Alverson	3,456	89,336
#9,412	Johannes	3,455	89,362
#9,415	Meisner	3,454	89,388
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440

Who is named Lenard

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

68% of people named Lenard identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lenards

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Lenard
American actor (1924–1996)
Voshon Lenard
American basketball player (born 1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lenard

Lenard has the Soundex code L563, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L563.

Questions

How common is the surname Lenard?: 3,455 people in the United States had the surname Lenard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,362 Americans. It ranked 9,412th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lenard?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Lenard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lenard?: Mark Lenard, American actor (1924–1996), followed by Voshon Lenard.
Where is the surname Lenard most common?: Wikidata records people named Lenard in the United States.
Is the surname Lenard getting more or less common?: More common. 3,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,455 in 2010, up 13%.