Explore the Family Name Lansangan

The meaning of Lansangan

Filipino: 1. from lansangan, a word which in various languages of the Philippines means ‘road, street’, hence probably a topographic name for someone living by road. 2. alternatively, a derivative of Lansang ‘iron’, ‘nail’ or ‘spike’, with the suffix -an denoting location where nails or iron spikes are manufactured.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lansangan has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lansangan was ranked 83,301 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had risen to the 65,782nd position, marking a significant increase of 21.03%. The count of people bearing this surname also saw an increase of 43.33%, from 210 in 2000 to 301 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing this surname rose as well, up 25% from 0.08 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,301	#65,782	21.03%
Count	210	301	43.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.1	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lansangan

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lansangan. A majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both years, although this percentage did increase from 78.57% in 2000 to 83.39% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races decreased slightly from 8.57% to 7.64%, while those identifying as White saw a notable decrease from 12.86% to 6.64%. Meanwhile, a small fraction began identifying as Hispanic, up from 0% in 2000 to 1.66% in 2010. No changes were observed in the percentages of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	78.57%	83.39%	6.13%
Two or More Races	8.57%	7.64%	-10.85%
White	12.86%	6.64%	-48.37%
Hispanic	0%	1.66%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%