Explore the Family Name Laughinghouse

The meaning of Laughinghouse

Probably an Americanized form of German Lefringhaus, a habitational name from a place called Lefringhausen in northern Hesse, near Waldeck.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Laughinghouse saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,563 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to rank 54,296—a change of about -9.55%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 398 in 2000 to 380 in 2010, marking a -4.52% change. The proportion of people with the Laughinghouse surname per 100k individuals went down by -13.33%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#54,296	-9.55%
Count	398	380	-4.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laughinghouse

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some variation in the ethnic identity of individuals with the Laughinghouse surname. There were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic individuals with this surname in either year. However, those identifying as two or more races increased by 26.99%, from 3.52% in 2000 to 4.47% in 2010. The percentage of White individuals rose slightly by 2.11%, from 70.10% in 2000 to 71.58% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Black individuals decreased by -14.13%, moving from 25.13% in 2000 to 21.58% in 2010. Lastly, there was an introduction of American Indian and Alaskan Native identities into the mix, appearing at 1.32% in 2010 where there had been none in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.1%	71.58%	2.11%
Black	25.13%	21.58%	-14.13%
Two or More Races	3.52%	4.47%	26.99%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%