Explore the Family Name Lashomb
The meaning of Lashomb
Americanized form of French Lajambe: nickname from jambe ‘leg’, with fused feminine definite article la, applied to someone with a defect or peculiarity of legs. The surname Lajambe is rare in France, concentrated in Yonne. Compare Lashum.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Lashomb in the United States?
The surname Lashomb has seen a slight increase in popularity over the past decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. As of the 2000 census, it was ranked as the 33,206th most common surname but by 2010, it had ascended to the 32,339th spot, showing a change of approximately 2.61 percent. The count of individuals carrying the Lashomb name also rose from 649 in 2000 to 712 in 2010, reflecting a growth of about 9.71 percent. Despite these shifts in rank and count, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.24.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #33,206 | #32,339 | 2.61% |
| Count | 649 | 712 | 9.71% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lashomb
Ethnicity data for the Lashomb surname, sourced from the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals that this name is overwhelmingly linked with white ethnic identity. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95 percent of bearers of the Lashomb surname identified as white. However, there was a slight decrease in this category, from 96.15 percent in 2000 to 95.08 percent in 2010. An increase was observed in those identifying as Hispanic, climbing from 1.69 percent in 2000 to 2.39 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased slightly, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a modest rise. No individuals with the Lashomb surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.15% | 95.08% | -1.11% |
| Hispanic | 1.69% | 2.39% | 41.42% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.92% | 1.12% | 21.74% |
| Two or More Races | 1.08% | 0.84% | -22.22% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |