Explore the Family Name Leos

The meaning of Leos

1. Hispanic (mainly Mexico): altered form of Basque Leoz, itself a Castilianized form (also Léoz) of a habitational name from Leotz (in Castilian: Leoz) in Navarre. 2. Greek: from the personal name Leos, a pet form of Leon. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Pedro, Francisco, Manuel, Ruben, Carlos, Juan, Santos, Jesus, Pablo, Raul, Alfonso.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Leos has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 6592 in popularity with a count of 4741, equivalent to 1.76 per 100k individuals. By 2010, the rank rose to 5861 with a total count of 5888, or 2.0 per 100k individuals. This data indicates an increase in popularity by 11.09% and a 24.19% increase in the count of people with the surname Leos.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#6,592	#5,861	11.09%
Count	4,741	5,888	24.19%
Proportion per 100k	1.76	2	13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leos

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Leos identify as Hispanic, with a slight increase from 89.54% in 2000 to 90.79% in 2010. There was a decrease in those identifying as White, dropping from 8.16% to 7.71%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable at around 0.3%. Those identifying with two or more races decreased from 0.44% to 0.27%, and there were decreases in the Black community from 0.89% to 0.58%, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native community from 0.65% to 0.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.54%	90.79%	1.4%
White	8.16%	7.71%	-5.51%
Black	0.89%	0.58%	-34.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.65%	0.34%	-47.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.31%	-3.12%
Two or More Races	0.44%	0.27%	-38.64%