How common is the surname Leonardo?

6,007 people in the United States had the surname Leonardo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,398 Americans. It ranked 5,766th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leonardo?

In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Leonardo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Leonardo getting more or less common?

More common. 4,315 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,007 in 2010, up 39%.

Is Leonardo also a first name?

Yes. Leonardo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Leonardo

A surname, carried by 6,007 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex L563 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leonardo is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,007 people named Leonardo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,398 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,315.

#5,766

rank among US surnames

6,007

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+39.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,761	Roney	6,015	51,329
#5,762	Fitts	6,014	51,338
#5,765	Luck	6,008	51,389
#5,766	Leonardo	6,007	51,398

Who is named Leonardo

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

53% of people named Leonardo identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 8.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leonardo

Leonardo 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 Leonardo?: 6,007 people in the United States had the surname Leonardo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,398 Americans. It ranked 5,766th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leonardo?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Leonardo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Leonardo getting more or less common?: More common. 4,315 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,007 in 2010, up 39%.
Is Leonardo also a first name?: Yes. Leonardo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.