Explore the Family Name Leiba

The meaning of Leiba

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the personal name Leiba, a hypocoristic form of Leib 1.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Leiba has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Leiba was ranked 52,608th in terms of popularity and had a count of about 370 individuals bearing the name. Fast forward a decade, and the Leiba surname saw an impressive rise in rank to 44,872nd and an increase in count to approximately 478 people. This represents a 14.7% change in popularity rank and a 29.19% increase in count. The proportion of individuals with the Leiba surname per 100,000 also saw a 14.29% growth during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,608	#44,872	14.7%
Count	370	478	29.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.16	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leiba

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Leiba also witnessed some changes between 2000 and 2010 based on the same Decennial U.S. Census data. Hispanic ethnicity was the most common among those bearing the Leiba surname, rising slightly from 55.14% in 2000 to 56.90% in 2010. Those identifying as black made up the second largest group, though their proportion slightly decreased from 27.30% to 26.78%. The percentage of individuals identifying as white also saw a decrease from 14.05% to 12.76%. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races saw a substantial increase from 1.62% to 2.30%. No Leibas identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	55.14%	56.9%	3.19%
Black	27.3%	26.78%	-1.9%
White	14.05%	12.76%	-9.18%
Two or More Races	1.62%	2.3%	41.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%