How common is the surname Lerman?

2,266 people in the United States had the surname Lerman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,251 Americans. It ranked 13,440th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lerman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lerman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lerman?

Logan Lerman, American actor (born 1992), followed by Diego Lerman.

Where is the surname Lerman most common?

Wikidata records people named Lerman in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Lerman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,266 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Lerman

A surname, carried by 2,266 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lerman is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,266 people named Lerman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,251 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,137.

#13,440

rank among US surnames

2,266

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #13,119)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,431	Renard	2,269	136,071
#13,435	Forshee	2,268	136,131
#13,438	Epperly	2,267	136,191
#13,440	Lerman	2,266	136,251
#13,445	Boivin	2,265	136,311

Who is named Lerman

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

94% of people named Lerman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lermans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Logan Lerman
American actor (born 1992)
Diego Lerman
Argentine film director, born 1976

Notable Lermans come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Lerman

Lehrman

Lerman has the Soundex code L655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L655.

Questions

How common is the surname Lerman?: 2,266 people in the United States had the surname Lerman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,251 Americans. It ranked 13,440th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lerman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lerman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lerman?: Logan Lerman, American actor (born 1992), followed by Diego Lerman.
Where is the surname Lerman most common?: Wikidata records people named Lerman in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Lerman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,266 in 2010, up 6.0%.