How Many People Have the Last Name Leland?

4,848

people had the surname Leland in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 60,976 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#6,921

Tied with 2 others

Per 100,000 People

1.64

In 2010

Largest Group

87.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.8%

+179 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Leland (87.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Leland ranks #5,325. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 87.2%
Black 8.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Leland grew from 4,669 people in 2000 to 4,848 in 2010 (up 3.8%), and its rank fell from #6,671 to #6,921. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.73 to 1.64 people per 100,000.

20002010
People4,6694,848
Rank#6,671#6,921
Per 100,000 people1.731.64

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Leland

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#6,918Detwiler4,849
#6,918Moorer4,849
#6,921Eley4,848
#6,921Marty4,848
#6,921Leland4,848
#6,924Holladay4,845
#6,924Loudermilk4,845

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Leland: L453

👤 Leland as a First Name

Leland is a first name too: about 32,717 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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