Explore the Family Name Laudenslager

The meaning of Laudenslager

Americanized form of German Lautenschläger (see Lautenschlager).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Laudenslager held a popularity rank of 23,087 in 2000, which slightly dropped to 23,837 by 2010, marking a decrease of 3.25%. Despite this drop in popularity ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Laudenslager surname increased from 1,033 in 2000 to 1,060 by 2010, representing a growth rate of 2.61%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease of 5.26% over the decade, moving from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,087	#23,837	-3.25%
Count	1,033	1,060	2.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laudenslager

On the topic of ethnicity associated with the Laudenslager surname, the Decennial U.S. Census provides interesting insights. The overwhelming majority of Laudenslagers identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 97.10% in 2000 to 96.04% in 2010. There were minor proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander with a decrease from 1.16% in 2000 to 0.85% in 2010 and those who identified as two or more races saw an increase from 1.16% to 1.23% over the same period. Notably, the percentage of Laudenslagers identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise of 233.33%, from 0.48% in 2000 to 1.6% in 2010. The data showed no individuals with the Laudenslager surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	96.04%	-1.09%
Hispanic	0.48%	1.6%	233.33%
Two or More Races	1.16%	1.23%	6.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.16%	0.85%	-26.72%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%