How common is the surname Leonardi?

1,834 people in the United States had the surname Leonardi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,345 Americans. It ranked 15,864th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leonardi?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Leonardi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Leonardi?

Gloria Leonard, American pornographic film actress; feminist publisher & activist (1940-2014).

Where is the surname Leonardi most common?

Wikidata records people named Leonardi in the United States.

Is the surname Leonardi getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,834 in 2010, down 18%.

The surname Leonardi

An Italian patronymic surname, carried by 1,834 people in the United States.

3 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). Leonardi is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

From Italian Leonardi, from Leonardo.

Leonardi is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,834 people named Leonardi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,345 Americans. That is down 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,241.

#15,864

rank among US surnames

1,834

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-18.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,657)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,857	Dority	1,835	168,254
#15,864	Leonardi	1,834	168,345
#15,871	Roh	1,833	168,437

Who is named Leonardi

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

93% of people named Leonardi identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leonardis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gloria Leonard
American pornographic film actress; feminist publisher & activist (1940-2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leonardi

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

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Leonardi come from?: From Italian Leonardi, from Leonardo.
How common is the surname Leonardi?: 1,834 people in the United States had the surname Leonardi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,345 Americans. It ranked 15,864th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leonardi?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Leonardi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Leonardi?: Gloria Leonard, American pornographic film actress; feminist publisher & activist (1940-2014).
Where is the surname Leonardi most common?: Wikidata records people named Leonardi in the United States.
What type of surname is Leonardi?: Leonardi is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Leonardi getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,834 in 2010, down 18%.