Explore the Family Name Lauman

The meaning of Lauman

Americanized form of German Laumann.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lauman observed a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell by about 4.71%, moving from 40,265th place in 2000 to 42,163rd in 2010. Meanwhile, the count of individuals with the Lauman surname saw a minor increase of 0.59%, going from 512 in 2000 to 515 in 2010. Interestingly, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of approximately 10.53%, which suggests that although the raw number of people with this surname increased slightly, its overall prevalence in comparison to other surnames decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,265	#42,163	-4.71%
Count	512	515	0.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lauman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Lauman surname identified as White, with a small decrease from 97.27% in 2000 to 96.50% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname experienced a significant increase of 78.57%, albeit starting from a low base of 0.98% in 2000 to reach 1.75% in 2010. It's important to note that certain categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained at zero or had data suppressed for privacy (indicated by 'S'). Furthermore, a new category appeared in 2010: those identifying with two or more races, constituting 0.97% of the Laumans.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	96.5%	-0.79%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.75%	78.57%
Two or More Races	0%	0.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%