How common is the surname Lieber?

2,573 people in the United States had the surname Lieber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,994 Americans. It ranked 12,115th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lieber?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lieber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lieber?

Jeffrey Lieber, American screenwriter, followed by Charles M. Lieber.

Where is the surname Lieber most common?

Wikidata records people named Lieber in the United States and Romania.

Is the surname Lieber getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,573 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Lieber

A surname, carried by 2,573 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lieber is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,573 people named Lieber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,994 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,590.

#12,115

rank among US surnames

2,573

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,220)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,108	Maddock	2,574	119,948
#12,115	Shipe	2,573	119,994
#12,121	Topp	2,572	120,041
#12,124	Naber	2,571	120,088

Who is named Lieber

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

96% of people named Lieber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Liebers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeffrey Lieber
American screenwriter, born 1969
Charles M. Lieber
American chemist (1959-)
Larry Lieber
American comic book artist and writer (born 1931)
Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

Notable Liebers come mostly from the United States (3) and Romania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lieber

Lieber has the Soundex code L160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L160.

Questions

How common is the surname Lieber?: 2,573 people in the United States had the surname Lieber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,994 Americans. It ranked 12,115th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lieber?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lieber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lieber?: Jeffrey Lieber, American screenwriter, followed by Charles M. Lieber.
Where is the surname Lieber most common?: Wikidata records people named Lieber in the United States and Romania.
Is the surname Lieber getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,573 in 2010, down 0.7%.