Explore the Family Name Laser

The meaning of Laser

1. German: variant of Lazar, from the Biblical personal name. 2. Germanized form of Slovenian Ložar, a habitational name for someone from a place called Lož or from the nearby region of Loški potok, both in Carniola. 3. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Loeser 2. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Franz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Laser saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Laser ranked 28,326 in terms of frequency and dropped to 31,033 by 2010, representing a 9.56% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 794 people in 2000 to 748 in 2010, a drop of 5.79%. Proportionally, this represents a decline from 0.29 per 100,000 people to 0.25, a drop of 13.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,326	#31,033	-9.56%
Count	794	748	-5.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.25	-13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laser

As for ethnic identity, the Laser surname showed varied distribution across different groups between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest proportion was among those identifying as White, with 94.58% in 2000 and a slight decrease to 93.72% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 3.15% in 2000, with an increase to 4.01% in 2010. Interestingly, there were changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black populations, which went from zero in 2000 to 0.67% and 0.80%, respectively, in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.51% to 0.80%. There were no changes noted in the American Indian and Alaskan Native population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.58%	93.72%	-0.91%
Hispanic	3.15%	4.01%	27.3%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0.8%	-47.02%
Black	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.67%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%