Explore the Family Name Laffoon

The meaning of Laffoon

Probably an Americanized form of French Lafon or Lafont. Compare Lafoon. History: The Laffoons trace their origin to PA, the first recorded bearer being John Laffoon, born in 1704.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Laffoon saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 17,771 out of all surnames recorded in the United States, and by 2010, it had dropped to 18,354. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Laffoon surname increased slightly over the decade, from 1,453 in 2000 to 1,509 in 2010. However, when considered as a proportion of the total population, the prevalence of the Laffoon surname decreased by approximately 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,771	#18,354	-3.28%
Count	1,453	1,509	3.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.51	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laffoon

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Laffoon surname from 2000 to 2010. The largest group remained those identifying as White, which made up 91.33% in 2000 and 90.46% of people with this surname in 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals with the Laffoon surname who identified as having two or more races, as well as those who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. The proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black were noted as zero in 2010, either indicating a decrease or possibly suppressed data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.33%	90.46%	-0.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.48%	3.05%	22.98%
Hispanic	2.62%	2.65%	1.15%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.99%	60.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	0%	0%
Black	1.65%	0%	0%