The Leng surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,232 people carried this name — #20,124 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Leng.
Most of them — 44 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Gironde.
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
32 people named Leng live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Leng have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 54 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 print
Leng in American newspapers,
1910–1957.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 89,548 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Leng,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Leng 1828–1906 · writer -
Charles W. Leng 1859–1941 · historian -
Leng Yu 1882–1959 · politician -
Leng Xin 1900–1987 -
Herta Regina Leng 1903–1997 · physicist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 143 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Leng.
- Lenart 1,507 · U.S. census
- Lenci 291 · U.S. census
- Lencioni 560 · U.S. census
- Lene 361 · U.S. census
- Lener 223 · U.S. census
- Lenert 212 · U.S. census
- Lenhard 695 · U.S. census
- Lenhardt 1,538 · U.S. census
- Lennon 10,265 · U.S. census
- Lenoble 221 · U.S. census
- Lenoir 3,247 · U.S. census
- Lenormand 184 · U.S. census
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