Explore the Family Name Leshko

The meaning of Leshko

1. Americanized form of Czech and Slovak (and possibly also of Croatian) Leško, Polish and Rusyn (from Poland) Leszko or Leśko, and Hungarian Leskó (see Lesko). 2. Ukrainian and Rusyn: from a pet form of the personal name Oleksa. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jaroslaw.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Leshko has seen an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 64,008th most popular surname, while by 2010, it had moved up to 58,182nd place - a positive change of 9.1%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew during this period from 291 to 349, marking an increase of 19.93%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Leshko per 100,000 also increased by 9.09% in the same timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#58,182	9.1%
Count	291	349	19.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leshko

In terms of ethnic identity, the Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Leshko identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, albeit with a slight decrease from 97.25% to 94.56%. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic (2.29%) and those identifying with two or more races (2.58%) in 2010. This indicates a slight diversification in the ethnicity of individuals with the Leshko surname over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	94.56%	-2.77%
Two or More Races	0%	2.58%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%