Explore the Family Name Lehn

The meaning of Lehn

German: 1. from a short form of the personal name Leonhard, see Leonard. 2. habitational name from any of various places of that name. 3. short form of the female personal names Magdalene, Helene.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lehn saw a slight decrease in its popularity rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from the 17,911th most popular surname to the 18,877th. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly by 0.56% from 1440 to 1448 during the same period. This indicates that while there were more individuals with the Lehn surname in the United States, other surnames grew at a faster rate. The proportion of people named Lehn per 100k decreased by 7.55%, suggesting that the growth of the overall population outpaced the increase in people with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,911	#18,877	-5.39%
Count	1,440	1,448	0.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.49	-7.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lehn

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Lehn surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people of White ethnicity bearing the surname Lehn decreased slightly by 1.06%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw increases of 9.21% and 57.14%, respectively. Individuals identifying with two or more races also increased significantly by 60.96%. Those of Hispanic ethnicity decreased by 11.86%, whereas the Black community remained stable with no change observed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.49%	94.48%	-1.06%
Two or More Races	1.46%	2.35%	60.96%
Hispanic	1.18%	1.04%	-11.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	0.83%	9.21%
Black	0.76%	0.76%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.35%	0.55%	57.14%