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    The surname Leventhal

    A surname, carried by 1,796 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L153

    Leventhal: #16,120 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Leventhal #16,120, 1,796 people Leventhal: #16,120 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Leventhal #16,120, 1,796 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leventhal is more common than 90.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,796 people named Leventhal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,907 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,782.

    #16,120
    rank among US surnames
    1,796
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.8%
    change since 2000 (was #15,184)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,120Cortright1,796171,907
    #16,125Kinnaman1,795172,003

    Who is named Leventhal

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

    96% of people named Leventhal identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Leventhals

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rebecca Walker
      American writer, born 1969

    Questions

    How common is the surname Leventhal?
    1,796 people in the United States had the surname Leventhal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,907 Americans. It ranked 16,120th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leventhal?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Leventhal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Leventhal?
    Rebecca Walker, American writer.
    Where is the surname Leventhal most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leventhal in the United States.
    Is the surname Leventhal getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,782 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,796 in 2010, up 0.8%.