How common is the surname Leonhard?

1,135 people in the United States had the surname Leonhard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Leonhard?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Leonhard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Leonhard getting more or less common?

More common. 1,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 0.9%.

Is Leonhard also a first name?

Yes. Leonhard 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 Leonhard

A surname, carried by 1,135 people in the United States.

3 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). Leonhard is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,135 people named Leonhard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,125.

#22,618

rank among US surnames

1,135

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #21,605)

Who is named Leonhard

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

96% of people named Leonhard identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leonhard

Leonhard 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 Leonhard?: 1,135 people in the United States had the surname Leonhard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leonhard?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Leonhard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Leonhard getting more or less common?: More common. 1,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 0.9%.
Is Leonhard also a first name?: Yes. Leonhard 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.