Last names beginning with L

Last names from LEI to LEIZEAR

Each of the names is displayed with corresponding data on the name's rank and the number of time it shows up in census. Some surnames are also augmented with information about their origins and meanings. Names are sorted in alphabetical order.

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Lei	6,583	14,849		4,749	Jewish
Leialoha	118,236	50,805		136
Leiataua	147,095			103	Samoan
Leiato	146,011			104	Samoan
Leib	14,857	13,233		1,829	Jewish
Leiba	52,608	70,866		370	Hungarian	Name LEIBA is a Lati...
Leibach	83,965			208	Jewish
Leibbrand	149,328			101	Belgian
Leibbrandt	118,954			135	German
Leibe	138,741	62,453		111	Jewish
Leibee	82,019	28,731		214
Leibel	37,480	28,730		559	Jewish
Leibenguth	80,812			218	German
Leibensperger	47,389			421
Leiber	46,758	50,804		428	Jewish
Leibert	48,877	62,452		405
Leibforth	141,788			108
Leibfried	40,019	46,604		516
Leibham	104,257			159	Hungarian
Leibhart	128,797			122	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leibig	89,895			191	Hungarian
Leibl	140,756			109	Hungarian
Leible	49,869			395
Leibman	48,380	43,129		410	Jewish
Leibold	20,138	35,353		1,231	Belgian
Leibovich	137,816			112	Jewish
Leibovitz	66,878			276	Jewish
Leibow	103,193			161	Jewish
Leibowitz	11,250	7,476		2,580	Jewish
Leibrand	83,301			210
Leibrandt	120,330			133
Leibrock	69,201			265	Jewish
Leibson	111,740			146	Jewish
Leiby	16,230	28,729		1,636
Leicester	139,757			110	English	Lester.
Leich	77,222	55,961		231	Jewish
Leicher	79,958	43,128		221	Jewish
Leichliter	39,240			528
Leichman	103,706			160	Hungarian
Leichner	51,945	43,127		376	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leichsenring	141,788			108	Polish
Leicht	17,334	22,886		1,503	Jewish
Leichter	48,963			404	Jewish
Leichtfuss	121,058			132
Leichtle	149,328			101
Leichtman	67,317	70,864		274	Jewish
Leichtnam	94,227			180
Leichty	35,666	70,863		596
Leick	33,206	23,659		649	Dutch
Leid	30,352	55,960		727	Jewish
Leidal	119,644			134	Hungarian
Leide	148,244			102	Hungarian
Leidecker	65,668	35,352		282	Dutch
Leidel	64,385	70,861		289	Hungarian
Leiden	111,740			146	Jewish
Leidenfrost	110,523			148	Hungarian
Leidenheimer	143,847			106
Leider	25,147	24,490		925	Jewish
Leiderman	78,838			225	Jewish
Leidholdt	150,436			100	German

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leidholm	131,366			119
Leidholt	134,037	28,728		116
Leidich	76,465	55,959		234
Leidig	36,672	40,126		575
Leidigh	103,193			161
Leiding	66,274	70,860		279	Belgian
Leidinger	118,954			135	Belgian
Leidner	40,761			505	Jewish
Leidolf	131,366			119	Hungarian
Leidy	19,059	55,958		1,321
Leiendecker	70,052	50,803		261
Leier	31,271	27,462		701	Jewish
Leif	50,055	35,351		393	Hungarian
Leifeld	93,841			181
Leifer	21,209	28,727		1,153	Jewish
Leiferman	47,308	46,603		422	Jewish
Leifert	121,058			132	Hungarian
Leifeste	63,141			296	Dutch
Leiffer	137,816			112	Jewish
Leifheit	40,203			513

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leifker	111,119			147
Leifson	89,895			191
Leigeber	135,837			114
Leigey	106,477			155
Leigh	3,350	3,435		9,756	English	Local: At the legh. ...
Leighow	121,780			131
Leight	25,304	23,658		919	Jewish
Leightner	98,298			171
Leighton	3,933	3,895		8,297	English	Local: Of Leighton, ...
Leighty	13,415	14,848		2,082
Leih	149,328			101
Leija	6,426	6,694		4,879	Spanish
Leik	72,237			251
Leikam	44,497	40,125		455	Dutch
Leiker	15,500	9,671		1,734	Hungarian
Leikness	139,757			110
Leili	127,948			123	Samoan
Leiman	56,826			336	Swedish
Leimbach	35,621	28,726		597	Belgian
Leimer	40,833	46,601		504	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leimgruber	100,194			167	Hungarian
Leimkuehler	60,390	70,859		312
Leimkuhler	100,663	82,134		166
Lein	15,428	37,537		1,744	Dutch
Leinart	56,392			339	Dutch
Leinbach	19,575	40,124		1,275
Leinbaugh	132,259			118
Leinberger	47,120	40,123		424	Jewish
Leindecker	56,120			341
Leinen	25,524	24,489		909	Belgian
Leinenbach	57,985	55,957		328
Leiner	29,237	55,956		763	Jewish
Leines	108,734			151
Leineweber	96,480			175	Belgian
Leingang	26,361	40,122		871
Leinhauser	113,519			143
Leinheiser	141,788			108
Leining	150,436			100
Leininger	7,476	8,466		4,107	Belgian
Leino	43,058	55,955		473	Finnish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leinonen	62,046	33,402		302	Finnish
Leins	58,692	40,121		323
Leintz	73,931			244	Belgian
Leinwand	90,252	82,133		190	Jewish
Leinweber	24,432	31,643		960	Jewish
Leip	133,114			117	Austrian
Leiper	60,557	82,132		311	Irish
Leipert	120,330	62,451		133	Austrian
Leiphart	37,881			551
Leipold	38,524	27,461		540	Belgian
Leipzig	65,133			285	Jewish
Leiran	143,847			106
Leird	150,436			100
Leirer	96,033			176	Hungarian
Leis	10,650	11,353		2,757	Jewish
Leisch	91,404	50,802		187
Leischner	47,210	46,600		423	Hungarian
Leise	43,463	50,801		468	Dutch
Leisen	72,237			251	Belgian
Leisenring	45,078	27,460		448

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leiser	18,748	17,266		1,353	Jewish
Leiseth	110,523			148
Leisey	48,567	46,599		408
Leisgang	73,659			245
Leishear	111,119			147
Leisher	54,522	50,800		354
Leishman	17,408	15,146		1,494	English	Nickname: Leish or l...
Leising	33,471	33,401		643
Leisinger	48,567	22,114		408
Leisman	105,374			157	Belgian
Leisner	38,395	46,598		542	Jewish
Leiss	36,716	40,120		574	Belgian
Leissner	84,631			206	Jewish
Leist	13,187	11,836		2,124	Jewish
Leisten	62,577	40,119		299	Jewish
Leister	10,081	8,719		2,948	Jewish
Leistico	126,400			125
Leistiko	90,652	62,450		189
Leistikow	53,047			366
Leistner	42,529	70,857		480	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leisure	17,014	14,261		1,539
Leisy	56,687	25,393		337	Swiss
Leisz	90,252			190	Hungarian
Leitao	41,382	35,350		496	Jewish
Leitch	9,789	10,604		3,049	Scottish	Local: A variant of ...
Leite	12,317	11,352		2,315	Jewish
Leitenberger	104,257			159	German
Leiter	12,202	13,474		2,341	Jewish
Leiterman	44,895			450	Hungarian
Leitermann	99,725			168	German
Leitgeb	67,317			274	Hungarian
Leith	12,976	9,814		2,166	Scottish	Local: from the town...
Leithauser	88,825	50,799		194
Leithead	60,706			310	Irish
Leitheiser	56,979	55,954		335	Hungarian
Leither	94,676			179	Hungarian
Leithner	121,058			132	Hungarian
Leiting	56,526			338	Dutch
Leitl	123,314			129	Hungarian
Leitman	68,569	62,448		268	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Leitner	8,667	11,195		3,493	Jewish
Leitsch	114,852			141	Jewish
Leitschuh	71,372			255
Leitz	21,526	21,446		1,131	Jewish
Leitzel	26,125	22,885		881
Leitzell	77,472			230
Leitzen	101,157			165
Leitzinger	102,691	82,130		162	Hungarian
Leitzke	41,793	31,642		490
Leitzman	135,837			114	Jewish
Leiva	5,760	7,596		5,505	Spanish
Leivan	133,114			117
Leivas	52,077			375
Leix	109,328			150	Hungarian
Leizear	90,652			189