Explore the Family Name Laffin

The meaning of Laffin

Irish (Tipperary): of Norman origin, from the Old French personal name La(i)fin, Lefin, Anglo-Norman French Laffa(i)n. The name is a Romance pet form of ancient Germanic names beginning in Laib- ‘relic, heirloom’.

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How common is the last name Laffin in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Laffin has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 26,614 in 2000 to 27,277 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.49%. Despite the fall in rank, the actual count of people with the Laffin surname increased by 2.9% from 861 in 2000 to 886 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 6.25% from 0.32 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,614	#27,277	-2.49%
Count	861	886	2.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laffin

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Laffin, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly linked with individuals who identify as White. In 2000, 91.06% of those bearing the Laffin surname identified as white, though this saw a minor decrease to 90.18% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as two or more races, growing by 31.29% over the decade. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native experienced slight decreases, dropping by 3.23% and 4.73% respectively. No data was recorded for the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.06%	90.18%	-0.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.92%	5.64%	-4.73%
Two or More Races	1.63%	2.14%	31.29%
Hispanic	0.93%	0.9%	-3.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%