Explore the Family Name Leisenring

The meaning of Leisenring

German (Thuringia, Saxony): metonymic occupational name for a maker of the iron rings on the stanchion of a rack wagon used to secure loads, from a word related to the German dialect word Lei(ch)se, Leuchse ‘stake (on a vehicle), tailboard’ + Middle High German ring ‘ring’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Leisenring saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 45,078 and by 2010, it dropped to 47,006, marking a 4.28 percent decline. However, the count of individuals carrying the name increased slightly from 448 in 2000 to 452 in 2010, a growth rate of 0.89 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Leisenring per 100,000 decreased by approximately 11.76 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,078	#47,006	-4.28%
Count	448	452	0.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leisenring

With respect to ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Leisenring identified as White both in 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 97.32 percent to 95.58 percent. The percentage identifying as two or more races saw an increase of 27.56 percent over the same period. Notably, in 2010, there was a recorded presence of the surname within the American Indian and Alaskan Native community, which wasn't present in 2000. There were no changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Black communities, with these groups showing no representation in either 2000 or 2010. This data is also based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	95.58%	-1.79%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.99%	27.56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%