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

The last name Leyden (Russian: Лейден) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 98,135^th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,508,184 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Leyden live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leyden is also the 301,495^th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 744 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,399 people, or 1 in 151,088. In The United States Leyden is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Leyden Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leyden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leyden surname expanded 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 719 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 113 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leyden Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leyden surname are 0.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Leyden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.94% more than the national average, earning R 501,276 per year; in United States they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $51,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.73% more than the national average, earning $55,509 CAD per year.