Explore the Family Name Lall

The meaning of Lall

1. Indian: variant of Lal. 2. Altered form of German Lell. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Mohan, Onkar, Raj, Sanjay, Satish, Amrit, Deo, Drupatie, Indra, Mahendra, Pooran, Rajendra.

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

The surname Lall has seen an increase in popularity in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, Lall was ranked as the 19,695th most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 17,839th position. This represents a rank change of 9.42%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,266 in 2000 to 1,568 in 2010, marking a 23.85% increase. The proportion of people named Lall per 100,000 residents similarly increased by 12.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,695	#17,839	9.42%
Count	1,266	1,568	23.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.53	12.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lall

When looking at the ethnic identity of those with the surname Lall, there were some significant changes noted in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 46.45% in 2000 to 57.33% in 2010, a change of 23.42%. The second-largest group in 2000, those identifying with two or more races, saw a decline from 26.38% to 8.29%. While the proportion of White and American Indian/Alaskan Native individuals remained relatively stable, the percentage identifying as Black increased from 9.08% to 14.60%. There was also a notable increase in the Hispanic population, which rose from 2.21% to 3.70%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	46.45%	57.33%	23.42%
Black	9.08%	14.6%	60.79%
White	13.35%	13.58%	1.72%
Two or More Races	26.38%	8.29%	-68.57%
Hispanic	2.21%	3.7%	67.42%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.53%	2.49%	-1.58%