How Many People Have the Last Name Leighton?
people had the surname Leighton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 35,088 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+102 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Leighton (92%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Leighton ranks #3,190. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Leighton grew from 8,297 people in 2000 to 8,399 in 2010 (up 1.2%), and its rank fell from #3,933 to #4,222. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.08 to 2.85 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,297 | 8,399 |
| Rank | #3,933 | #4,222 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.08 | 2.85 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Leighton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Leighton: L235
👤 Leighton as a First Name
Leighton is a first name too: about 20,144 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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