Explore the Family Name Laitinen

The meaning of Laitinen

Finnish: from the personal name Laiti, of ancient Germanic origin, + the surname suffix -nen. This surname has been known since the Middle Ages in Savonia in the east of Finland, from where it spread mainly to other parts of eastern Finland and to central Finland. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Juhani, Mikko, Pekka, Reino, Seppo, Toivo.

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

The surname Laitinen held the rank of 33,735 in popularity based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census in the year 2000 and slightly improved to 33,695 in 2010, an increase of 0.12 percent. The count of individuals with this surname increased from 637 to 676, a growth of 6.12 percent. However, when examining the proportion per 100k people, there was a marginal decrease of 4.17 percent from 0.24 to 0.23 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,735	#33,695	0.12%
Count	637	676	6.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laitinen

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Laitinen, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, it's dominantly held by individuals identifying as White, making up 93.56 percent in 2000, dropping slightly to 93.05 percent in 2010. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic community, growing from 1.10 percent to 1.48 percent, a surge of 34.55 percent. Similarly, American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also increased from 2.35 percent to 3.25 percent. Those who identified as belonging to two or more races declined sharply by 42.40 percent from 2.83 percent to 1.63 percent. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.56%	93.05%	-0.55%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.35%	3.25%	38.3%
Two or More Races	2.83%	1.63%	-42.4%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.48%	34.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%