Explore the Family Name Lakeman
The meaning of Lakeman
1. English: from Middle English lak(e) ‘stream’ (Old English lacu) or lake ‘lake’ (Old French lake, Latin lacus) + man, denoting a dweller by such a feature. Compare Lake. 2. Dutch: variant of Lake with the addition of man ‘man’. 3. Dutch: occupational name for someone who deals with laken ‘cloth’. 4. Americanized form of North German Lakemann, a cognate of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Lakeman in the United States?
The surname Lakeman had a slight decrease in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 33,735th most popular surname, but by 2010, it moved down to the 36,337th spot, reflecting a 7.71% drop. The actual count of individuals with this surname also declined by 3.3%, from 637 people in 2000 to 616 in 2010. This resulted in a 12.5% reduction in the proportion of people with the Lakeman surname per 100,000 population.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #33,735 | #36,337 | -7.71% |
| Count | 637 | 616 | -3.3% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.24 | 0.21 | -12.5% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lakeman
In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Lakeman surname identify as White. Although there was a slight decrease of 2.1% from 2000 to 2010, Whites still constituted 89.45% of those bearing the surname in 2010. There was a notable increase in Black and Hispanic identities among the Lakemans over the decade, with the proportion identifying as Black rising by 36.59% to reach 6.01% in 2010 and those identifying as Hispanic increasing by 31.21% to represent 2.27% of the population. Meanwhile, the percentage of Lakemans of Asian/Pacific Islander descent remained static at 0.97%. The data for those of Two or More Races and American Indian and Alaskan Native descent fell by 30.85% and remained constant at 0.00% respectively.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.37% | 89.45% | -2.1% |
| Black | 4.4% | 6.01% | 36.59% |
| Hispanic | 1.73% | 2.27% | 31.21% |
| Two or More Races | 1.88% | 1.3% | -30.85% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.97% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |