Explore the Family Name Laskin

The meaning of Laskin

1. Russian and Belorussian: nickname from Russian and Belorussian laska ‘favor’, also ‘weasel’ + the possessive suffix -in. 2. Jewish (from Belarus): either of the same origin as 1 above, or from the personal name Laske, a pet form of the Biblical name Elazar (see Lazar). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Meyer, Nochum, Yitzchak, Yoav, Yochanan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Laskin' showed a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell by 3.61% from 40,833 to 42,308 over the ten-year period. However, the actual number of individuals with the Laskin surname did increase slightly from 504 to 513, showing a 1.79% growth. Nonetheless, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname saw a decrease of 10.53%, falling from 0.19 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,833	#42,308	-3.61%
Count	504	513	1.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laskin

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Laskin surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White, with an increase from 95.63% in 2000 to 96.10% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also increased from 2.38% to 2.53%. Notably, there was a new addition of individuals who associate with the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity, accounting for 0.97% in 2010, which wasn't the case in 2000. The data did not record any individuals with the Laskin surname identifying as Black, Two or more races, or American Indian/Alaskan Native during these respective census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.63%	96.1%	0.49%
Hispanic	2.38%	2.53%	6.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%