Explore the Family Name Lennie

The meaning of Lennie

Scottish: habitational name from Lenzie near Kirkintilloch (formerly pronounced ‘Lenyie’), from Leny in the parish of Callander in Perthshire, or from Nether Linney and Upper Linnay in North Ronaldsay, Orkney. The Perthshire place is named in Gaelic with lánaigh ‘damp meadow’ + the locative suffix -ach.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lennie has experienced a slight drop in rank from 59,611 in 2000 to 61,436 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 3.06%. Despite this downward shift in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname Lennie increased by 3.15% from 317 in 2000 to 327 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k dipped by 8.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#61,436	-3.06%
Count	317	327	3.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lennie

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lennie also shifted between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnic group represented among those with this surname is White, though there was a slight decrease in this representation from 95.27% in 2000 to 91.44% in 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname increased to 2.14% in 2010, and the Black population also saw an increase to 3.98%. Additionally, a small percentage (1.53%) identified with two or more races in 2010, a change from 2000 where no such identification was recorded. For Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups, there were no recorded changes.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.27%	91.44%	-4.02%
Black	0%	3.98%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.14%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%