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    The surname Lenox

    A surname, carried by 3,019 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L520

    Lenox: #10,607 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lenox #10,607, 3,019 people Lenox: #10,607 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lenox #10,607, 3,019 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lenox is more common than 93.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,019 people named Lenox in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,267 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,770.

    #10,607
    rank among US surnames
    3,019
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9%
    change since 2000 (was #10,615)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,598Chumley3,022102,166
    #10,601Boice3,021102,200
    #10,603Hugo3,020102,234
    #10,607Kollar3,019102,267
    #10,613Kelch3,018102,301
    #10,614Boateng3,017102,335
    #10,615Vila3,016102,369

    Who is named Lenox

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

    83% of people named Lenox identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lenoxs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adriane Lenox
      American actress, born 1956

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lenox

    Lenox has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Lenox?
    3,019 people in the United States had the surname Lenox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,267 Americans. It ranked 10,607th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lenox?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Lenox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lenox?
    Adriane Lenox, American actress.
    Where is the surname Lenox most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lenox in the United States.
    Is the surname Lenox getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,019 in 2010, up 9.0%.