The surname Letson
A surname, carried by 2,372 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex L325
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,372 people named Letson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,163 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,253.
#12,948
rank among US surnames
2,372
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
+5.3%
change since 2000 (was #12,605)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #12,941 | Ladue | 2,374 | 130,053 |
| #12,944 | Steffey | 2,373 | 130,108 |
| #12,948 | Letson | 2,372 | 130,163 |
| #12,953 | Silverberg | 2,371 | 130,217 |
Who is named Letson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Letson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 90%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
- Two or more races 2.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Letson
Letson has the Soundex code L325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L325.
Questions
- How common is the surname Letson?
- 2,372 people in the United States had the surname Letson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,163 Americans. It ranked 12,948th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Letson?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Letson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Letson getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,253 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,372 in 2010, up 5.3%.