Explore the Family Name Lannen

The meaning of Lannen

Irish: variant of Lennon.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lannen saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, the surname fell from 38,320 in 2000 to 39,607 in 2010, marking a decrease of 3.36%. However, the actual count of people with the surname Lannen increased by 2.21%, moving from 543 individuals in 2000 to 555 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100k population dropped by 5% over the same period, indicating that the overall growth rate for this surname was slower than the total population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#39,607	-3.36%
Count	543	555	2.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lannen

On the aspect of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates an interesting shift within the Lannen community. The majority of individuals with the Lannen surname identified overwhelmingly as White, though there was a minor decline from 93.92% in 2000 to 92.07% in 2010. A noticeable increase was seen in those identifying as Hispanic, rising by 22.03% to reach 3.60% in 2010. Additionally, the number of individuals identifying with two or more races also grew by 40.96%, albeit from a small base of 1.66% in 2000. Interestingly, in 2010, some individuals with the Lannen surname started identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was not the case in 2000. There was no change recorded in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.92%	92.07%	-1.97%
Hispanic	2.95%	3.6%	22.03%
Two or More Races	1.66%	2.34%	40.96%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%