How common is the surname Leos?

5,888 people in the United States had the surname Leos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,436 Americans. It ranked 5,861st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Leos getting more or less common?

More common. 4,741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,888 in 2010, up 24%.

Is Leos also a first name?

Yes. Leos 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 Leos

A surname, carried by 5,888 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L200

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,888 people named Leos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,436 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,741.

#5,861

rank among US surnames

5,888

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+24.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,592)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,852	Sayles	5,902	52,312
#5,853	Ochs	5,901	52,321
#5,854	Boatman	5,899	52,339
#5,855	Blakley	5,898	52,347
#5,856	Lao	5,897	52,356
#5,857	Malinowski	5,895	52,374
#5,858	Markle	5,893	52,392

Who is named Leos

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

91% of people named Leos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
White (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Two or more races 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leos

Leos has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

How common is the surname Leos?: 5,888 people in the United States had the surname Leos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,436 Americans. It ranked 5,861st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leos?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Leos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Leos getting more or less common?: More common. 4,741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,888 in 2010, up 24%.
Is Leos also a first name?: Yes. Leos 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.