Explore the Family Name Lantrip

The meaning of Lantrip

Perhaps an altered form of English Langthorpe, a habitational name from a place so called in North Yorkshire.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lantrip has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lantrip was ranked as the 22,723rd most popular surname, but it dropped to 23,205th position by 2010--a decrease of 2.12%. However, despite the drop in rank, the total count of people with this surname increased from 1,055 in 2000 to 1,099 in 2010. This indicates an increase of 4.17% which suggests that even though the surname's ranking fell, more people bore the surname in 2010 compared to 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,723	#23,205	-2.12%
Count	1,055	1,099	4.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.37	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lantrip

The ethnicity distribution for the same period shows some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals bearing the surname Lantrip identify as White, accounting for 96.49% in 2000 and reducing slightly to 93.45% by 2010. The percentage identifying with two or more ethnicities showed a significant increase, rising from 1.14% in 2000 to 2.73% in 2010 – a change of 139.47%. The Hispanic representation also increased from 0.66% to 1.36%, marking a 106.06% change. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw an increase from 0.76% to 1.73%. No individuals with the Lantrip surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.49%	93.45%	-3.15%
Two or More Races	1.14%	2.73%	139.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.76%	1.73%	127.63%
Hispanic	0.66%	1.36%	106.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%