Find out how popular the last name Leapheart is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Leapheart.

Leapheart, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Leapheart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Leapheart in America

Leapheart is the 124548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Leapheart surname appeared 138 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Leapheart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Leapheart to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Leapheart

The surname Leapheart has its origins in the Old English language and is believed to have originated in the 9th or 10th century CE. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "leap" meaning "to jump" or "to leap" and "heorte" meaning "heart". Together, these words form the compound "leapheorte" which may have been used as a descriptive nickname for someone who was considered to have a brave or courageous heart.

The earliest known recorded instance of the name Leapheart can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry refers to a landowner named Leofric Leapheart in the county of Gloucestershire.

In the 12th century, a variation of the name, "Lepeherte", appeared in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire, which were records of taxes paid to the crown. This suggests that the name was present in different regions of England during the Middle Ages.

One notable bearer of the Leapheart name was Sir Roger Leapheart, a knight who served under King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century. He is mentioned in the chronicles of the time for his bravery and valor in battles against the French.

During the 16th century, the name was sometimes spelled as "Leapeherte" or "Leaphert". In 1592, a record in the parish registers of St. Mary's Church in Warwick mentions the marriage of a man named William Leaphert.

Another person of historical significance with the Leapheart surname was Elizabeth Leapheart, who was born in 1632 in Suffolk, England. She was one of the first English settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and is recorded as having arrived on the ship Arabella in 1630.

In the 18th century, the spelling of the name seems to have become more standardized as "Leapheart". A notable figure from this period was John Leapheart, a merchant and ship owner from Bristol, England, who was born in 1723 and was involved in the transatlantic trade.

While the surname Leapheart is not among the most common in the English-speaking world, it has a rich history that spans several centuries and is deeply rooted in the language and culture of medieval England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Leapheart

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Leapheart.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Leapheart was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Leapheart has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Leapheart was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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