Explore the Family Name Lascano

The meaning of Lascano

Basque: Castilianized form of Lazkano (see Lazcano). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Angel, Carlos, Fernando, Miguel, Raul, Roel, Alfonso, Armando, Arturo, Cesar.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lascano has seen a significant increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 25,633rd most popular surname, but jumped to 20,709th by 2010, reflecting a change of 19.21%. The actual count of people with this surname also rose from 904 in 2000 to 1,277 in 2010, indicating a substantial 41.26% growth. The proportion per 100k also increased by 26.47% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,633	#20,709	19.21%
Count	904	1,277	41.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.43	26.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lascano

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lascano, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts. There was a notable increase in the percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders with this surname, from 5.75% in 2000 to 9.95% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White slightly grew by 2.56% to reach 6.81% in 2010. However, there was a decrease in the percentage of Hispanics carrying the Lascano surname, from 84.96% in 2000 to 81.36% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname increased from 0.77% to 1.10%. Unfortunately, the census data for those who identified with two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.96%	81.36%	-4.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.75%	9.95%	73.04%
White	6.64%	6.81%	2.56%
Black	0.77%	1.1%	42.86%
Two or More Races	1.22%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0%	0%