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

Leydig, 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 Leydig surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Leydig in America

Leydig is the 53913th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Leydig surname appeared 383 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 Leydig.

We can also compare 2010 data for Leydig 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 Leydig

The surname Leydig is of German origin, believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century. It is derived from the Old High German word "leit," meaning "people" or "folk," and the suffix "-ing," which denotes belonging or association. This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who belonged to a particular community or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Leydig can be found in the Bavarian town of Augsburg, where a Johann Leydig was mentioned in a tax record dated 1432. Another early reference is from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where a Hans Leydig was listed in a guild register from 1487.

The name Leydig is also linked to various place names in Germany, such as Leidingen, a small village in the Rhineland-Palatinate region, and Leidingshausen, a town in the state of Hesse. These place names likely influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname over time.

Notable individuals bearing the surname Leydig throughout history include:

1. Franz von Paula Leydig (1821-1908), a German zoologist and histologist who made significant contributions to the study of comparative anatomy and cellular biology.

2. Ernst Leydig (1835-1910), a German painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in Bavaria.

3. Karl Leydig (1857-1933), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

4. Wilhelm Leydig (1859-1920), a German theologian and philosopher who wrote extensively on the relationship between religion and modern scientific thought.

5. Hans Leydig (1886-1968), a German politician and diplomat who served as the German ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1938.

While the surname Leydig has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration, particularly to North America and other European countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Leydig

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

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

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