Explore the Family Name Lafont

The meaning of Lafont

1. French: topographic name for someone living near a spring or well, a variant of Font, with fused feminine definite article la. 2. Altered form of French Lafond, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Armand, Eustache, Jean-Luc, Pascal, Patrice.

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

The surname Lafont has seen a rise in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Lafont was ranked 32,703 in popularity and increased to a rank of 31,960 in 2010, representing a positive change of 2.27%. The number of individuals with this surname also grew from 662 in 2000 to 722 in 2010, indicating an increase of 9.06%. However, proportionally, Lafont became slightly less common per 100k people, decreasing by 4% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,703	#31,960	2.27%
Count	662	722	9.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lafont

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lafont, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of these individuals identifying as White decreased from 83.23% to 76.32% over this period. Conversely, there was a significant increase in those declaring Hispanic ethnicity, growing by 46.95% to represent 19.53% of all Lafonts by 2010. The proportion of Lafonts of two or more races saw a small decrease of 1.02%, while Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories either remained stable or had their data suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.23%	76.32%	-8.3%
Hispanic	13.29%	19.53%	46.95%
Two or More Races	1.96%	1.94%	-1.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.91%	0%	0%