Explore the Family Name Leichter

The meaning of Leichter

German: occupational name for someone who gelded animals, from an agent derivative of Middle High German līhten ‘to castrate’. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Kurt, Eward.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Leichter has seen a modest increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked as the 48,963rd most common in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen slightly to rank 47,107th. This is an upward change of 3.79%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 404 in 2000 to 451 in 2010, demonstrating an 11.63% growth over the decade. However, the proportion of people with the surname Leichter per 100k remained steady at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,963	#47,107	3.79%
Count	404	451	11.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leichter

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts within the Leichter surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity. The majority identified as White, although this number decreased slightly from 95.79% in 2000 to 92.90% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within this surname increased significantly from 2.72% in 2000 to 4.66% in 2010, which is a change of 71.32%. Additionally, Black individuals appeared for the first time in 2010, accounting for 1.33% of those with the surname Leichter.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	92.9%	-3.02%
Hispanic	2.72%	4.66%	71.32%
Black	0%	1.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%