The Leffler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,176 people carried this name — #6,542 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,078 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Leffler surname

A surname from German, variant of Loeffler.

From Löffel (“spoon”) + -er.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Leffler» (English) and «Löffler» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 308 people named Leffler 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 210
Chaco 30
Entre Ríos 21
Corrientes 17
Córdoba 16
City of Buenos Aires 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

368 people named Leffler is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 368

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Leffler in American newspapers,
1903–1929.

Newspaper page from Deming Graphic carrying the name Leffler
Deming Graphic 1914-09-04
Newspaper page from The Wyoming Tribune carrying the name Leffler
The Wyoming Tribune 1903-08-22
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Leffler
The Milwaukee Leader 1929-11-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,238 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Leffler in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

973 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Leffler. The most, 182, date from the 1850s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 426
Victoria 219
New South Wales 181
South Australia 64
Queensland 60
Western Australia 20
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Leffler.

Who carried it

People named Leffler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sven Peter Leffler
    Sven Peter Leffler 1776–1850 · physician
  • Shepherd Leffler
    Shepherd Leffler 1811–1879 · lawyer
  • Niklas Robert Leffler
    Niklas Robert Leffler 1811–1853 · artist
  • Olof Leffler
    Olof Leffler 1813–1884 · politician
  • František Xaver Leffler 1658–1744 · missionary
  • Daniel Svensson Leffler, 1.Lord Lagersparre 1685–1749

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Leffler,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States610 records

610 records of the Leffler name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 206
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 195
  • Other U.S. records 209
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Bernard B. Leffler

    Born 1915 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; accountant from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sara Leffler

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the City of Chester from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 26; servant. From Hamburg, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Everett Wayne Leffler

    Born 1931; from Knox County, Indiana. U.S. Army, field artillery cannoneer; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 610 records for Leffler in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany88 records

88 records of the Leffler name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Erich Leffler

    Born 1897; from Dornheim, Erfurt. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 10 April 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 51).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Leffler

    From Floh, Schmalkalden. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 23 August 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 251).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Oskar Leffler

    From St. Bernhard, Hildburgh. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 8 May 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 32).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 88 records for Leffler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia73 records

73 records of the Leffler name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 27
  • Tasmanian Names Index 21
  • Other Australian records 25
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rudolph Leffler

    Arrived in Queensland in 1865 aboard the Susanne Godeffroy, aged 24.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stephen Leffler

    Former miner of Chewton, Victoria; died 1921.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ambrose A. Leffler

    Of Rosebery, New South Wales; died 1926.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 73 records for Leffler in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Leffler name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rich'd Leffler

    Came to Ontario in 1875 aboard the Italy, landing at N. Y., bound for Berlin, Ontario; German.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lillian May Leffler

    Buried in 1948 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Raywood Douglas Leffler

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Leffler in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands7 records

7 records of the Leffler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Catharina Leffler

    Died 1848 in Winschoten, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hans Jurgen Leffler

    Married in 1752 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sophia Leffler

    In the population register of Haarlem; born in Elberfeld.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Leffler in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Leffler name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Marie Leffler

    Born 1946 in Germany; died 2000 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gerhard Leffler

    Born 1921 in Germany; died 1997 in Frévent (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Christian Leffler

    Born 1966 in Libourne (Gironde); died 1986 in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Leffler in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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