Explore the Family Name Laflam

The meaning of Laflam

Altered form of French Laflamme. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Jean-Paul, Valmore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Laflam has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Laflam was ranked as the 38,141st most popular surname, dropping to the 40,494th rank in 2010—a decline of approximately 6.17%. The number of people carrying this last name also decreased marginally, with 546 individuals in 2000 compared to 540 in 2010, marking a reduction of about 1.1%. This change is also mirrored in the proportion per 100,000 people, which dropped by 10% over the same timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,141	#40,494	-6.17%
Count	546	540	-1.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laflam

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Laflam according to the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals possessing this surname identified as White, though the percentage declined slightly from 96.34% in 2000 to 95% in 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as having two or more races, rising from 1.28% in 2000 to 2.04% in 2010, demonstrating a significant change of 59.38%. While the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained nearly consistent at close to 0.93%, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity associated with this surname at 0.93% in 2010. The categories for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native held no representation during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.34%	95%	-1.39%
Two or More Races	1.28%	2.04%	59.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.92%	0.93%	1.09%
Hispanic	0%	0.93%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%