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

Lederer, 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 Lederer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lederer in America

Lederer is the 11589th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lederer surname appeared 2,710 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lederer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lederer 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 Lederer

The surname Lederer originated in Germany and is an occupational name derived from the German word "leder," meaning leather. It was initially used to identify individuals involved in the leather trade, such as tanners, leatherworkers, or those who sold leather goods.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century in various German regions, including Bavaria, Saxony, and Silesia. The name was often spelled differently in historical records, such as Ledrer, Lederer, or Ledermeister.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Heinrich Lederer, a tanner from Nuremberg, who was mentioned in a guild register in the year 1322. Another notable early record is the mention of Ulrich Lederer, a leatherworker from Augsburg, in a city census from 1378.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various German manuscripts and records, such as the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, where a certain Hans Lederer is mentioned as a witness in a land transaction in 1467.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, it also became associated with certain place names. For instance, the town of Lederer in Saxony likely derived its name from the presence of leatherworkers in the area.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Lederer. Johann Lederer (1625-1688) was a German explorer and surveyor who traveled extensively in the American colonies, documenting his journeys and encounters with Native American tribes.

Another prominent figure was Georg Lederer (1837-1917), an Austrian journalist and politician who served as the mayor of Vienna from 1897 to 1910. He was instrumental in the city's urban development during that period.

In the field of music, Jakob Lederer (1853-1939) was a German composer and conductor who contributed significantly to the development of military music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The name Lederer also gained recognition in the field of literature with the Austrian writer Max Lederer (1904-1979), who was known for his novels and short stories exploring themes of Jewish identity and the complexities of modern life.

Finally, one of the most recent notable figures with the surname was Charles Lederer (1910-1976), an American screenwriter and film producer who worked on several notable films in the 1940s and 1950s, including the Academy Award-winning "Gentlemen's Agreement."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lederer

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

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 Lederer 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 Lederer 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 Lederer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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