The Leicht surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,576 people carried this name — #17,775 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,503 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
116 people named Leicht have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 133 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
92 people named Leicht live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Leicht.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 the Nordic population registers
20 people named Leicht 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 Leicht,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pier Silverio Leicht 1874–1956 · politician -
Pier Silverio Leicht 1874–1956 · politician
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Robert Leicht 1849–1921 · entrepreneur
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Mary Leicht Oxborrow 1852–1935 · midwife
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Alfred Leicht 1861–1946 · translator
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Sidonie Leicht 1864–1943
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Leicht.
- Lehrer 1,743 · U.S. census
- Lehrmann 451 · U.S. census
- Leib 1,845 · U.S. census
- Leibel 554 · U.S. census
- Leibenguth 244 · U.S. census
- Leiber 417 · U.S. census
- Leichtnam 188 · U.S. census
- Leick 672 · U.S. census
- Leidinger 135 · U.S. census
- Leindecker 325 · U.S. census
- Leinen 984 · U.S. census
- Leiner 716 · U.S. census
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