How common is the surname Lesh?

1,861 people in the United States had the surname Lesh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,903 Americans. It ranked 15,681st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lesh?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lesh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lesh?

Phil Lesh, American musician (1940–2024).

Where is the surname Lesh most common?

Wikidata records people named Lesh in the United States.

Is the surname Lesh getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,861 in 2010, down 5.0%.

The surname Lesh

A surname, carried by 1,861 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lesh is more common than 90.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,861 people named Lesh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,903 Americans. That is down 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,958.

#15,681

rank among US surnames

1,861

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-5%

change since 2000 (was #14,101)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,673	Calixte	1,862	165,814
#15,681	Bertolini	1,861	165,903
#15,687	Cosenza	1,860	165,992

Who is named Lesh

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

95% of people named Lesh identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leshs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Lesh
American musician (1940–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lesh

Lesh 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 Lesh?: 1,861 people in the United States had the surname Lesh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,903 Americans. It ranked 15,681st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lesh?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lesh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lesh?: Phil Lesh, American musician (1940–2024).
Where is the surname Lesh most common?: Wikidata records people named Lesh in the United States.
Is the surname Lesh getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,861 in 2010, down 5.0%.