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

Leibrandt, 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 Leibrandt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Leibrandt in America

Leibrandt is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Leibrandt surname appeared 116 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 Leibrandt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Leibrandt 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 Leibrandt

The surname Leibrandt is of German origin, derived from the German word "leib" meaning "body" and the suffix "-rand" or "-randt" meaning "edge" or "border." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone living on the edge or border of a town or region.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 16th century in various parts of Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Leibrandt, a farmer recorded in the village of Großenhain, Saxony, in 1543.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various official records and manuscripts, such as the church registers of the town of Wittenberg, where a Johann Leibrandt was documented in 1621. Another notable early bearer of the name was Caspar Leibrandt, a blacksmith born in Nuremberg, Bavaria, in 1654.

As the surname spread across German-speaking regions, variations in spelling emerged, including Leibrandt, Leibrand, Leybrand, and Leybrandt. Some of these variations may have been influenced by local dialects or scribal errors in record-keeping.

One of the earliest known instances of the name outside of Germany is found in the Dutch Cape Colony (present-day South Africa) in the 18th century. A settler named Matthys Leibrandt arrived in the Cape in 1726 from the German state of Hesse-Kassel, establishing one of the earliest branches of the Leibrandt family in South Africa.

Notable individuals with the surname Leibrandt throughout history include:

1. Johann Leibrandt (1802-1875), a German-born South African horticulturist and botanical collector.
2. Harry Leibrandt (1867-1908), a South African lawyer and politician.
3. Wilhelm Leibrandt (1869-1956), a South African botanist and mycologist.
4. Georg Leibrandt (1899-1982), a German painter and graphic artist.
5. Hans Leibrandt (1901-1982), a German SS officer and one of the architects of the Nazis' euthanasia program during World War II.

While the surname Leibrandt has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly through German migration and settlement in countries like South Africa, where it has a notable historical presence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Leibrandt

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

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

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