Explore the Family Name Leitz

The meaning of Leitz

German and Dutch: from the personal name Leutz, a pet form of any of various ancient Germanic compound names formed with liut ‘tribe, people’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Leitz has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,526th, however, by 2010, it had fallen to 24,961st position, representing a drop of roughly 16 percent. The actual count of people bearing the surname also fell from 1,131 in 2000 to 996 in 2010, indicating a decrease of nearly 12 percent. Similarly, the proportion of people with the surname Leitz per 100,000 people also decreased by about 19 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,526	#24,961	-15.96%
Count	1,131	996	-11.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.34	-19.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leitz

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a slight increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander group holding the Leitz surname, with an increase from 0.88 percent in 2000 to 1.41 percent in 2010. In contrast, those identifying as two or more races with this surname saw a decrease from 2.30 percent to 1.61 percent during the same period. Those identifying as White displayed a minuscule increase, at 95.76 percent in 2000 to 95.78 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation slightly decreased from 0.97 percent to 0.90 percent. There were no recorded changes for the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups, with their percentages remaining at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	95.78%	0.02%
Two or More Races	2.3%	1.61%	-30%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.88%	1.41%	60.23%
Hispanic	0.97%	0.9%	-7.22%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%