The Lehnert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,241 people carried this name — #21,157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,191 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 138 people named Lehnert.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
81 people named Lehnert live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Poland’s population register
54 people named Lehnert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 104 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
53 people named Lehnert is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
Who carried it
People named Lehnert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hildegard Lehnert 1857–1943 · photographer -
Gottlieb Benjamin Lehnert 1760– · author
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Johann Heinrich Lehnert 1792–1848 · writer
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Hermann Lehnert 1808–1871 · politician
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Pierre Frédéric Lehnert 1811–1880 · painter
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Theodor Lehnert 1828–1910 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lehnert.
- Lehe 118 · U.S. census
- Lehman 32,180 · U.S. census
- Lehmann 8,799 · U.S. census
- Lehn 1,448 · U.S. census
- Lehnen 658 · U.S. census
- Lehner 3,133 · U.S. census
- Lehoux 208 · U.S. census
- Lehr 6,537 · U.S. census
- Lehrer 1,743 · U.S. census
- Lehrmann 451 · U.S. census
- Leib 1,845 · U.S. census
- Leibel 554 · U.S. census
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