How Many People Have the Last Name Leon?
people had the surname Leon in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,415 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+24,329 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Leon (85.2%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 10%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Leon ranks #80. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 81.7% to 85.2%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 13% to 10%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Leon grew from 62,034 people in 2000 to 86,363 in 2010 (up 39.2%), and its rank rose from #483 to #363.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 62,034 | 86,363 |
| Rank | #483 | #363 |
| Per 100,000 people | 23 | 29.28 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Leon
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Leon: L500
👤 Leon as a First Name
Leon is a first name too: about 91,928 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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