Explore the Family Name Lempert

The meaning of Lempert

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from Yiddish lempert ‘leopard’. 2. German and Dutch: variant of Lambert. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Fira, Yakov, Yonah. Russian Aleksandr, Arkadiy, Boris, Vladimir.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lempert had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,880th most popular and by 2010, it dropped to 58,735th, representing a decrease of about 7.02%. Similarly, the number of people bearing the name also dropped slightly from 351 in 2000 to 345 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 1.71%. The proportion of people named Lempert per 100,000 population decreased by 7.69% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,880	#58,735	-7.02%
Count	351	345	-1.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lempert

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, individuals with the surname Lempert predominantly identified as white in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 94.87% of Lemperts identified as white, which increased to 96.81% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either year. However, there was a small percentage (1.71%) of people with this surname who identified with two or more races in 2000, but by 2010 this figure dropped to zero. A similar trend was seen among those identifying as Hispanic, with a decrease from 3.13% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.87%	96.81%	2.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.71%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.13%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%