# Lerner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lerner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,672 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,625 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,243 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (7,580 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lerner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lerner in the United States, Austria, Brazil, Israel and Argentina.

## People named Lerner

- Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American women's history scholar (1920-2013)
- Michael Lerner, American actor (1941–2023)
- Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
- Abba P. Lerner, American economist (1903-1982)
- Jaime Lerner, Brazilian politician and architect (1937–2021)
- Sam Lerner, American actor
- Ben Lerner, American writer and poet
- Richard Lerner, American chemist (1938–2021)
- Randy Lerner, American sports team owner
- Max Lerner, American journalist and educator (1902–1992)
- Avi Lerner, American film producer
- Ken Lerner, American actor

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Larimer, Larimore, Larrimore, Laramore, Lorimer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.