Explore the Family Name Leseberg

The meaning of Leseberg

German: habitational name from a former medieval town in central Germany, of uncertain etymology.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Leseberg has experienced a decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 64,385 in terms of prevalence but by 2010, it had slipped to 68,122 - a change of -5.8%. This is despite the fact that the count of individuals with this surname remained stable at 289 from 2000 to 2010. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Leseberg for every 100,000 residents also dropped slightly from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, representing a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#68,122	-5.8%
Count	289	289	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leseberg

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Leseberg according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that a vast majority identified as White in both years – 95.85% in 2000 and 93.08% in 2010. However, there was a slight decrease of 2.89% during this period. The percentage of people with the surname Leseberg identifying with two or more races also fell from 2.42% in 2000 to 1.73% in 2010, a decrease of 28.51%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, this group made up 4.15% of those with the Leseberg surname. There were no significant statistics available for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities within the Leseberg surname group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	93.08%	-2.89%
Hispanic	0%	4.15%	0%
Two or More Races	2.42%	1.73%	-28.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%