Explore the Family Name Leday

The meaning of Leday

1. Americanized form of French Ledet. This surname is found mainly in LA and TX, and is borne mainly by African Americans. Compare Lada 5. 2. In some cases possibly also French: variant, with fused masculine definite article le, of Day, a habitatonal name from Day in the Ardennes. Some characteristic forenames: French Alcide.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Leday has seen a growth in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it had a rank of 20,923 which improved to 19,755 by 2010, indicating a positive change of 5.58%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 1,172 in 2000 to 1,363 in 2010, representing a significant increase of 16.3%. The proportion per 100k people also saw an upward shift from 0.43 to 0.46, marking a 6.98% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,923	#19,755	5.58%
Count	1,172	1,363	16.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.46	6.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leday

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Leday identify as Black, although this percentage slightly dropped from 89.68% in 2000 to 83.71% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as White rose from 5.72% to 8.88%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.71% to 2.57%. There was also a noticeable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races, growing from 2.39% in 2000 to 3.74% in 2010. However, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.68%	83.71%	-6.66%
White	5.72%	8.88%	55.24%
Two or More Races	2.39%	3.74%	56.49%
Hispanic	1.71%	2.57%	50.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%