How common is the surname Levenson?

2,538 people in the United States had the surname Levenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,649 Americans. It ranked 12,255th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Levenson?

Joseph R. Levenson, American historian (1920–1969), followed by Sam Levenson.

Where is the surname Levenson most common?

Wikidata records people named Levenson in the United States.

Is the surname Levenson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,506 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,538 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Levenson

A surname, carried by 2,538 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Levenson is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,538 people named Levenson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,649 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,506.

#12,255

rank among US surnames

2,538

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,518)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,247	Bondurant	2,540	121,553
#12,250	Koeller	2,539	121,601
#12,255	Cabe	2,538	121,649
#12,261	Starner	2,537	121,697
#12,264	Lounsbury	2,536	121,745

Who is named Levenson

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

93% of people named Levenson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Levensons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph R. Levenson
American historian (1920–1969)
Sam Levenson
American journalist (1911-1980)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Levenson

Levenson has the Soundex code L152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L152.

Questions

How common is the surname Levenson?: 2,538 people in the United States had the surname Levenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,649 Americans. It ranked 12,255th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levenson?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Levenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Levenson?: Joseph R. Levenson, American historian (1920–1969), followed by Sam Levenson.
Where is the surname Levenson most common?: Wikidata records people named Levenson in the United States.
Is the surname Levenson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,506 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,538 in 2010, up 1.3%.