Explore the Family Name Lesane

The meaning of Lesane

African American: altered form of French Lesesne. Some characteristic forenames: French Patrice.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lesane has seen a considerable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Lesane was ranked the 24,663rd most popular surname in the U.S, but by 2010, it had risen to the 21,568th position, reflecting a change of 12.55%. The count of individuals with the last name Lesane also increased from 949 in 2000 to 1,210 in 2010, a growth of 27.5%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people in the population rose by 17.14%, indicating that the surname's prevalence is gradually growing.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,663	#21,568	12.55%
Count	949	1,210	27.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.41	17.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lesane

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Lesane has also seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as Black – making up 94.52% in 2000 and 93.14% in 2010, a slight decrease of 1.46%. Individuals identifying as White made up 2.53% in 2000 and declined slightly to 2.31% in 2010. However, there has been notable growth in those identifying as Hispanic, increasing from 1.16% in 2000 to 1.65% in 2010, a rise of 42.24%. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races also grew from 1.58% to 1.98%. No individuals with the Lesane surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.52%	93.14%	-1.46%
White	2.53%	2.31%	-8.7%
Two or More Races	1.58%	1.98%	25.32%
Hispanic	1.16%	1.65%	42.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%