Explore the Family Name Leuenberger

The meaning of Leuenberger

Swiss German and German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Leuenberg, as for example one in Brandenburg, Germany, named with Leu (‘lion’) as the first element. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Niklaus, Urs, Joerg, Kurt.

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

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

The popularity of the surname Leuenberger, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in rank from 31,464 in 2000 to 31,790 in 2010, representing a 1.04% change. Despite this fall in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing this surname increased by 4.31% during the same period, rising from 696 to 726. The proportion of Leuenbergers per 100k of the population also experienced a slight dip of 3.85%, from 0.26 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,464	#31,790	-1.04%
Count	696	726	4.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leuenberger

As for ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority (93.11% in 2010) of Leuenbergers identify as White, although this group saw a 3.27% decrease between 2000 and 2010. During the same period, the percentage of Leuenbergers identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase of 113.18%, from 1.29% to 2.75%. Those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable at around 1.24% in 2010. The census began recording Hispanic identity in this surname category in 2010, with 2.48%. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native populations.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	93.11%	-3.27%
Two or More Races	1.29%	2.75%	113.18%
Hispanic	0%	2.48%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.29%	1.24%	-3.88%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%