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

Lehi, 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 Lehi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lehi in America

Lehi is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lehi surname appeared 124 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 Lehi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lehi 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 Lehi

The surname LEHI is believed to have originated in the Middle East, specifically in ancient Israel. It is thought to be derived from the Hebrew word "lehi," which means "jawbone" or "cheekbone." This biblical reference can be found in the Book of Judges, where Samson used the jawbone of a donkey to slay a thousand Philistines.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name LEHI can be traced back to the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of the Latter-day Saint movement. In this book, Lehi is the name of a prominent prophet who leads his family from Jerusalem to the Americas around 600 BC. This Lehi is regarded as a significant figure in the religious history of the Latter-day Saint movement.

During the medieval period, the name LEHI was likely adopted by Jewish families who traced their ancestry back to the biblical figure Lehi. It is possible that the name was also used by families who lived in or near the ancient town of Lehi, which was located in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Judah.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Judah Lehi was a prominent rabbi and scholar in the Jewish community of Smyrna (now Izmir, Turkey). He authored several works on Jewish law and theology, cementing the LEHI name in the annals of Sephardic Jewish history.

Another prominent individual with the surname LEHI was Rabbi Shlomo Lehi, who lived in the 18th century. He was a renowned Talmudic scholar and served as the chief rabbi of the city of Hebron in modern-day Palestine.

In more recent times, Yitzhak Lehi was an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a prominent figure in the National Religious Party and advocated for the interests of the religious Zionist movement in Israel.

While the surname LEHI is relatively uncommon, it has left an indelible mark on religious, scholarly, and political spheres throughout history. Its origins can be traced back to the ancient Near East, and it has been carried by notable figures from various cultural and religious backgrounds over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lehi

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

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

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