How common is the surname Schlesinger?

3,940 people in the United States had the surname Schlesinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,362 Americans. It ranked 8,398th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Schlesinger?

Arthur M. Schlesinger, American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007), followed by Adam Schlesinger.

Where is the surname Schlesinger most common?

Wikidata records people named Schlesinger in the United States, Austria and Hungary.

Is the surname Schlesinger getting more or less common?

More common. 3,818 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,940 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Schlesinger

A surname, carried by 3,940 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schlesinger is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,940 people named Schlesinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,362 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,818.

#8,398

rank among US surnames

3,940

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,011)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,392	Valera	3,944	78,282
#8,394	Halley	3,943	78,302
#8,395	Carlo	3,942	78,322
#8,398	Spry	3,940	78,362
#8,401	Lavery	3,938	78,402
#8,402	Hermanson	3,937	78,422

Who is named Schlesinger

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

94% of people named Schlesinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schlesingers

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur M. Schlesinger
American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007)
Adam Schlesinger
American musician (1967–2020)
Leon Schlesinger
American film producer (1884–1949)
Hermann Irving Schlesinger
American chemist (1882-1960)
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.
American historian (1888–1965)
Leontine Sagan
Austrian-Hungarian stage and film director, 1889–1974
Emma Kodály
(1863–1958) composer, translator

Notable Schlesingers come mostly from the United States (5), Austria (1) and Hungary (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Schlesinger?: 3,940 people in the United States had the surname Schlesinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,362 Americans. It ranked 8,398th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schlesinger?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Schlesinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schlesinger?: Arthur M. Schlesinger, American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007), followed by Adam Schlesinger.
Where is the surname Schlesinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Schlesinger in the United States, Austria and Hungary.
Is the surname Schlesinger getting more or less common?: More common. 3,818 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,940 in 2010, up 3.2%.