The Leyendecker surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 884 people carried this name — #27,331 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is up 11% from 798 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Leyendecker surname
From German Leiendecker and/or Dutch lei(en)dekker (“slater, roofer”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Leyendecker» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 155 people named Leyendecker.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 121 people named Leyendecker 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 Santa Fe.
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.
Who carried it
People named Leyendecker,
with a public archive behind them.
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Wilhelm Leyendecker 1816–1891 · politician -
J. C. Leyendecker 1874–1951 · illustrator -
Frank Xavier Leyendecker 1876–1924 · illustrator -
Frank Xavier Leyendecker 1876–1924 · illustrator
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Frank Xavier Leyendecker 1877–1924 · illustrator
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Derxken Leyendecker 1450–1525 · brewer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Leyendecker.
- Lewin 5,088 · U.S. census
- Lewis 531,781 · U.S. census
- Lewkowicz 473 · U.S. census
- Lex 1,049 · U.S. census
- Lexa 334 · U.S. census
- Ley 5,037 · U.S. census
- Leyes 178 · U.S. census
- Leys 502 · U.S. census
- Leyser 139 · U.S. census
- Lezer 147 · U.S. census
- Lherisson 285 · U.S. census
- Lheureux 2,186 · U.S. census
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