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

Lehe, 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 Lehe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lehe in America

Lehe is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lehe surname appeared 118 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 Lehe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lehe 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 Lehe

The surname LEHE is of German origin, with its roots traced back to the Middle Ages, specifically the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "leh," which referred to a clearing or glade in a forest. This likely indicates that the name originally belonged to individuals who resided near or settled in such clearings.

In the early medieval period, the LEHE surname was primarily concentrated in the regions of Saxony and Westphalia in present-day Germany. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in regional chronicles and land registries from the 14th and 15th centuries.

While the LEHE surname does not appear in prominent historical manuscripts like the Domesday Book, it is worth noting that variant spellings such as "Leehe," "Lehhe," and "Leh" have been documented in various German records from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the LEHE surname was Hans Lehe, a prominent merchant from the city of Lübeck, who lived between 1420 and 1489. Another notable individual was Christoph Lehe, a Lutheran theologian and reformer from Saxony, who lived from 1508 to 1572.

In the 17th century, Johann Lehe, a German composer and organist, made significant contributions to the development of church music in the region of Thuringia. He was born in 1643 and died in 1701.

The 18th century saw the rise of Johann Gottfried Lehe, a renowned German architect and urban planner, who was responsible for the design of several notable buildings and city plans in Saxony. He lived from 1725 to 1798.

In more recent times, one of the most notable bearers of the LEHE surname was Wilhelm Lehe, a German politician and statesman who served as the Minister-President of Saxony from 1945 to 1949. He was born in 1884 and died in 1966.

While these are just a few examples, the LEHE surname has a rich history that spans several centuries, with its origins deeply rooted in the medieval German landscape and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lehe

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

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

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