Explore the Family Name Lanson

The meaning of Lanson

1. French: variant of Lançon (see Lancon 1 and 2) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this (or an altered form of Lancon 3). This surname is also found in England, where it is of Huguenot origin. 2. English: variant of Langston, itself probably a variant of Langton.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lanson has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 52,289th most popular surname whereas in 2010 it fell to the 65,244th spot, representing a decrease in popularity of about 24.78%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 373 in 2000 to 304 in 2010, a drop of approximately 18.5%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Lanson per 100k dropped by 28.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,289	#65,244	-24.78%
Count	373	304	-18.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.1	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lanson

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals fluctuations among different groups bearing the surname Lanson between 2000 and 2010. A majority identify as White, with a slight increase from 79.09% to 79.28% over the decade. The percentage of those who identify as Black decreased from 17.43% to 14.80%, a drop of 15.09%. Interestingly, there was a significant rise in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, surging from 1.88% to 3.95%, which is more than double. No changes were reported among people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those claiming two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.09%	79.28%	0.24%
Black	17.43%	14.8%	-15.09%
Hispanic	1.88%	3.95%	110.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%