Where Does The Last Name Leonard Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Leonard (Arabic: لينارد, Georgian: ლეონარდ, Hindi: लियोनार्ड, Marathi: लेनाडर्, Oriya: େଲଓନାଡର୍, Russian: Леонард) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Léonard or Lèonard. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonard? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Leonard is the 1,804^th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,980 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Leonard live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leonard is also the 929^th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 973,133 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 120,368 people, or 1 in 3,011. In The United States Leonard is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Leonard is found in 164 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Leonard Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leonard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leonard surname grew 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leonard Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland, Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Leonard last name are 11.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leonard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning 330,534 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,986 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning R 277,992 per year; in United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $42,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $48,390 CAD per year.