Explore the Family Name Leeser

The meaning of Leeser

1. German: habitational name for someone from Leese (see Leese). 2. Jewish (from Germany): variant of Leiser 3. History: Isaac Leeser (1806–68), an Ashkenazic Jew from Westphalia, Germany, immigrated to VA in 1824. He later moved to Philadelphia, PA where in 1845 he published his own Hebrew-English edition of the Torah, the first publication of the Hebrew Bible in the US. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Leeser experienced a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 49,965th in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had fallen to 54,296th—a decrease of 8.67%. The total count of people bearing the surname also fell from 394 in 2000 to 380 in 2010, a decline of 3.55%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Leeser surname dropped by 13.33% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,965	#54,296	-8.67%
Count	394	380	-3.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leeser

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Leeser surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, the percentage decreased from 97.72% in 2000 to 94.21% in 2010. Over the same period, those identifying as Hispanic rose to 3.68%, while those indicating two or more ethnic identities also increased slightly to 1.58%. There were no recorded individuals with the Leeser surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.72%	94.21%	-3.59%
Hispanic	0%	3.68%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%