How common is the surname Lev?

1,278 people in the United States had the surname Lev in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,585 Americans. It ranked 20,697th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lev?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lev identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lev?

Jiri Lev, Australian architect and urbanist.

Where is the surname Lev most common?

Wikidata records people named Lev in Australia.

Is the surname Lev getting more or less common?

More common. 656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,278 in 2010, up 95%.

Is Lev also a first name?

Yes. Lev is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lev

A surname, carried by 1,278 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lev is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,278 people named Lev in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,585 Americans. That is up 95% since 2000, when the Census counted 656.

#20,697

rank among US surnames

1,278

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+94.8%

change since 2000 (was #32,939)

Who is named Lev

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

93% of people named Lev identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Levs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jiri Lev
Australian architect and urbanist, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lev

Lev has the Soundex code L100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L100.

Questions

How common is the surname Lev?: 1,278 people in the United States had the surname Lev in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,585 Americans. It ranked 20,697th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lev?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lev identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lev?: Jiri Lev, Australian architect and urbanist.
Where is the surname Lev most common?: Wikidata records people named Lev in Australia.
Is the surname Lev getting more or less common?: More common. 656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,278 in 2010, up 95%.
Is Lev also a first name?: Yes. Lev is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.