Lenhart Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Lenhart and Leonhardt are two spellings with one history. Its meaning, shared with Leonhardt, is “A descendant of Leonhard, lion and bold”. Lenhart is listed among the recognised spellings of Leonhardt. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Lenhardt, Lenart and Lenhard.

Lenhart ranked 6,242 in the 2010 US Census, with 5,476 people answering to the name. French civil records give 110 births under the name Lenhart from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. There were 7 such births in the 1890s and 6 in the 1990s.

Arms linked to Leonhardt and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Lenhart surname pack.