The Leber surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,865 people carried this name — #11,079 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 103,100 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,665 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
331 people named Leber live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 319 people named Leber.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 62 people named Leber live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Leber live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Leber in American newspapers,
1840–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 96,637 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Leber,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jacques Leber 1650–1706
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Johann Leber 1806–1884 · naturalist
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Theodor Leber 1840–1917 · university teacher
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Robert Leber 1843– · Sergeant
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Friedrich Leber 1849–1923 · writer
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Hermann Leber 1860–1940 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Leber.
- Lebaron 2,641 · U.S. census
- Lebas 181 · U.S. census
- Lebeau 4,958 · U.S. census
- Lebeaux 230 · U.S. census
- Lebegue 106 · U.S. census
- Lebel 2,516 · U.S. census
- Lebert 725 · U.S. census
- Lebeuf 122 · U.S. census
- Leblanc 42,575 · U.S. census
- Lebleu 958 · U.S. census
- Leblond 785 · U.S. census
- Leboeuf 3,504 · U.S. census
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