Explore the Family Name Lahens

The meaning of Lahens

French (mainly Gers): topographic name from the Gascon adverb lahens ‘inside’, or a habitational name from Lahens, a place in Gers. This surname was brought to the US mostly from Haiti, where it is most common.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lahens has seen a significant uptick in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 63,141st most common surname, but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 50,771st, representing a change of about 19.59%. The actual count of individuals with the Lahens name also increased during this period from 296 to 411, a rise of approximately 38.85%. This means that for every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the Lahens surname went up from 0.11 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,141	#50,771	19.59%
Count	296	411	38.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lahens

When it comes to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests that the Lahens name is most commonly associated with the Black ethnic identity, with a notable increase from 70.95% in 2000 to 74.45% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity also saw a slight increase from 17.23% to 18.49% over the same period. The percentage of those identifying as White grew substantially too, albeit from a smaller base, from 2.70% to 4.62%. However, the representation of the Lahens name within those identifying as two or more races significantly decreased from 8.11% to 1.95%. There were no instances of the Lahens surname among those of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	70.95%	74.45%	4.93%
Hispanic	17.23%	18.49%	7.31%
White	2.7%	4.62%	71.11%
Two or More Races	8.11%	1.95%	-75.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%