How common is the last name Leonard?

86,736 people in the United States have the last name Leonard, about 1 in 3,446. It ranks #352 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LEONARD

#352

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
86,736
About
1 in 3,446
This common or more
28.2%
Who bears it

Of the 86,736 people with the last name Leonard, 77.5% reported their origin as White, 14.1% as Black and 3.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Leonard

#350 Fleming · 86,848#351 Sutton · 86,836#353 Rhodes · 86,574#354 Carrillo · 86,513

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Leonard, most common first.

#6,090 Leonardo · 5,412#9,481 Leonhardt · 3,281#10,736 Lenard · 2,840#12,005 Leonardi · 2,484#18,552 Lenart · 1,470#23,082 Leonhard · 1,138#32,405 Lenhard · 761#39,490 Lennard · 601

Also a first name

As a first name, Leonard ranks #454 of 53,615, with 124,979 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 5,675 births. See Leonard as a first name

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