Explore the Family Name Lauderman

The meaning of Lauderman

Americanized form of German Lautermann: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Lauter in Bavaria, Hesse, and Saxony or from Lauta in Brandenburg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, Lauderman has seen an increase in prevalence in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lauderman ranked as the 61,376th most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen to 57,234th, marking a 6.75% increase in rank. The actual count of people with the Lauderman surname also increased from 306 in 2000 to 356 in 2010, a rise of 16.34%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals saw a modest 9.09% increase within the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#57,234	6.75%
Count	306	356	16.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lauderman

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the Lauderman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 — with 94.77% and 93.82% respectively, which indicates a slight decrease of 1%. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, at 4.25% in 2000, but had dropped to 3.37% by 2010, a significant decline of 20.71%. Interestingly, the data reveals that there was no reporting of the Lauderman surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year. However, in 2010, there was a new appearance of individuals with the Lauderman surname who identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.77%	93.82%	-1%
Hispanic	4.25%	3.37%	-20.71%
Two or More Races	0%	1.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%