Explore the Family Name Laundry

The meaning of Laundry

1. English (Cornwall): variant of Landry. 2. Americanized form of French (or French Canadian) Landry.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Laundry' has seen a slight decrease over time. In 2000 it was ranked 56,526th in popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 57,516th place - a minimal decline of 1.75%. However, interestingly, despite this dip in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname 'Laundry' increased from 338 in 2000 to 354 in 2010, marking a growth of 4.73%. This suggests that while the name may have become slightly less common relative to other names, the number of people with this surname has actually grown.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#57,516	-1.75%
Count	338	354	4.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laundry

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some variations. In 2000, the majority of the people with the 'Laundry' surname identified as White (86.69%), followed by Black (10.36%). There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. By 2010, the proportion of Whites with this surname had decreased slightly to 85.59%, while the percentage for Blacks also saw a small drop to 9.89%. Interestingly, by 2010, there were recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander category (1.41%) and those identifying with two or more races (1.69%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.69%	85.59%	-1.27%
Black	10.36%	9.89%	-4.54%
Two or More Races	0%	1.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.41%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%