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    The surname Leto

    A surname, carried by 2,577 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L300

    Leto: #12,095 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Leto #12,095, 2,577 people Leto: #12,095 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Leto #12,095, 2,577 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leto is more common than 92.5% of them.

    Origin

    From Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,577 people named Leto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,808 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,206.

    #12,095
    rank among US surnames
    2,577
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.8%
    change since 2000 (was #12,807)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,089Huffer2,578119,762
    #12,095Sommerville2,577119,808
    #12,099Keltner2,576119,855
    #12,101Daniell2,575119,901

    Who is named Leto

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

    89% of people named Leto identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Letos

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jared Leto
      American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
    • Shannon Leto
      American drummer, born 1970
    • Sebastián Leto
      Argentine association football player, born 1986

    Notable Letos come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Leto

    Leto has the Soundex code L300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L300.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Leto come from?
    From Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).
    How common is the surname Leto?
    2,577 people in the United States had the surname Leto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,808 Americans. It ranked 12,095th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leto?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Leto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Leto?
    Jared Leto, American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971), followed by Shannon Leto.
    Where is the surname Leto most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leto in the United States and Argentina.
    Is the surname Leto getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,206 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,577 in 2010, up 17%.