How Many People Have the Last Name Leo?

8,039

people had the surname Leo in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 36,630 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#4,423

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

2.73

In 2010

Largest Group

75.4%

White

Change Since 2000

+5.3%

+401 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Leo (75.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.2%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Leo ranks #3,348. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 78.4% to 75.4%.

White 75.4%
Black 4.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7%

📈 Change Since 2000

Leo grew from 7,638 people in 2000 to 8,039 in 2010 (up 5.3%), and its rank fell from #4,296 to #4,423. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.83 to 2.73 people per 100,000.

20002010
People7,6388,039
Rank#4,296#4,423
Per 100,000 people2.832.73

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Leo

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#4,420Marek8,042
#4,421Castellon8,041
#4,422Dellinger8,040
#4,423Leo8,039
#4,424Shinn8,038
#4,425Bogan8,034
#4,426Steinmetz8,032

👤 Leo as a First Name

Leo is a first name too: about 147,082 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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