Explore the Family Name Leske

The meaning of Leske

1. Germanized form of Sorbian Lěsk and Lěska (see Lieske 2, 3). 2. East German: variant of Lieske 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Georg, Helmuth, Kurt, Reinhold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Leske has seen a slight decrease in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 42,529 in 2000, it fell to 44,653 in 2010, marking a decrease of around 4.99%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname saw a marginal increase of 0.21%, going from 480 in 2000 to 481 in 2010. However, the proportion of people named Leske per 100,000 of the population fell by 11.11%, indicating that while the number of Leskes stayed relatively stable, they made up a smaller fraction of the growing US population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,529	#44,653	-4.99%
Count	480	481	0.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leske

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Leske also saw some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the overwhelming majority, 95%, identified as White, dropping slightly to 91.48% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, increasing from 2.08% in 2000 to 3.95% in 2010. Those identifying as being of two or more races also saw a significant increase, rising from 1.46% in 2000 to 3.12% in 2010. The data did not record any individuals with the Leske surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95%	91.48%	-3.71%
Hispanic	2.08%	3.95%	89.9%
Two or More Races	1.46%	3.12%	113.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%