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    The surname Lentz

    A surname, carried by 15,126 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex L532

    Lentz: #2,396 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lentz #2,396, 15,126 people Lentz: #2,396 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lentz #2,396, 15,126 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lentz is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,126 people named Lentz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,412 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,869.

    #2,396
    rank among US surnames
    15,126
    people in 2010
    5.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,248)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,387Watt15,21120,298
    #2,388Roque15,20320,308
    #2,389Pyle15,18020,339
    #2,390Kitchen15,17020,352
    #2,391Guillory15,16120,364
    #2,392Chong15,14620,385
    #2,393Lemon15,14020,393

    Who is named Lentz

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

    95% of people named Lentz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lentzs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Irene Lentz
      American costume designer (1900-1962)
    • Nik Lentz
      American martial artist, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lentz

    Lentz has the Soundex code L532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L532.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Lentz?
    15,126 people in the United States had the surname Lentz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,412 Americans. It ranked 2,396th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lentz?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lentz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Lentz?
    Irene Lentz, American costume designer (1900-1962), followed by Nik Lentz.
    Where is the surname Lentz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lentz in the United States.
    Is the surname Lentz getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,869 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,126 in 2010, up 1.7%.