Explore the Family Name Lako

The meaning of Lako

Hungarian (Lakó): status name for a home owner, as distinct from a tenant farmer, a derivative of lak ‘house’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Lako" has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 63,632, but by 2010 it had climbed to a ranking of 50,275, marking a noteworthy increase of approximately 20.99%. The count of individuals with the surname also rose from 293 in 2000 to 416 in 2010, evidencing a substantial growth of 41.98%. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly grew by 27.27%, indicating that the surname has become more prevalent among the U.S. population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#50,275	20.99%
Count	293	416	41.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lako

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Lako", the Decennial U.S. Census data provides intriguing insights. In 2000, a large majority of individuals carrying this surname, about 88.40%, identified as White, which decreased slightly to 83.41% in 2010. There were negligible or no associations with Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities both in 2000 and 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in the association of the Lako surname with Black ethnicity, from 2.73% in 2000 to 13.94% in 2010. The data also shows the emergence of a Hispanic association in 2010, where none existed in 2000. Unfortunately, data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.4%	83.41%	-5.64%
Black	2.73%	13.94%	410.62%
Hispanic	0%	1.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.17%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%