Explore the Family Name Leadingham

The meaning of Leadingham

1. English: habitational name from Ledikin in Aberdeenshire, which is recorded as Ledinghame in 1600, Lethinghame in 1644. 2. Scottish: unexplained. Compare Ledingham.

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How common is the last name Leadingham in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Leadingham saw some changes between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped slightly from 32,703 in 2000 to 33,530 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.53%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 662 to 680, showing an increase of approximately 2.72%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw a decline of 8%, moving from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,703	#33,530	-2.53%
Count	662	680	2.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leadingham

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Leadingham surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 2.80% over this decade. In 2000, there was a small percentage (0.91%) who identified with two or more races, but this number was suppressed in 2010. Hispanic representation within this surname increased substantially by 326.32% from 0.76% in 2000 to 3.24% in 2010. There was also a new appearance of Black identity within this surname group at 0.88% in 2010, whereas it was zero in 2000. The counts for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.89%	95.15%	-2.8%
Hispanic	0.76%	3.24%	326.32%
Black	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.91%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%