Explore the Family Name Lanes

The meaning of Lanes

1. English: variant of Lane. 2. French (southern): variant of Lannes, a topographic name from the plural of regional lanne ‘heath, moor’, or a habitational name from a place called with this word.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lanes experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lanes was ranked at 44,738 out of all surnames in the US. By 2010, it had dropped to 49,087, representing a 9.72% decrease. The number of individuals carrying the Lanes name also showed a downturn, from 452 in 2000 to 429 in 2010, indicating a drop of 5.09%. Concurrently, the proportion of the Lanes surname per 100,000 people fell by 11.76%, from 0.17 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,738	#49,087	-9.72%
Count	452	429	-5.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lanes

The ethnic identity associated with the Lanes surname has seen some shifts over a decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of people with this surname identified as White (68.81%). However, this proportion decreased to 62.24% by 2010. There were also increases in the percentages of those identifying as Black and Hispanic, with the former rising from 23.89% to 27.74%, and the latter from 6.42% to 7.23%. Notably, the census reported that in 2010, 1.4% of people with the Lanes surname identified as belonging to two or more races. No individuals with the surname Lanes identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.81%	62.24%	-9.55%
Black	23.89%	27.74%	16.12%
Hispanic	6.42%	7.23%	12.62%
Two or More Races	0%	1.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%