Explore the Family Name Lauser

The meaning of Lauser

German: 1. from a short form of the personal name Nikolaus (see Nicholas). 2. nickname for a hunter, from Middle High German lūzen ‘to lie in wait’. 3. habitational name for someone from any of several places called Laus or Lausa. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lauser had a minor shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 72,237 to 73,005, marking a change of -1.06 percent. However, the count of people with the surname Lauser increased by about 6%, from 251 in 2000 to 266 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people remained consistent at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,237	#73,005	-1.06%
Count	251	266	5.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lauser

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lauser also showed some changes over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority identified as White (88.45%), with a small portion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (7.97%). By 2010, while White still made up the majority at 83.83%, there was a decrease of 5.22%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased to 11.65%, marking a significant increase of 46.17%. There were also new appearances of other ethnicities in 2010, including those identifying as Two or more races (1.88%) and Hispanic (2.26%). The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at zero throughout.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.45%	83.83%	-5.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.97%	11.65%	46.17%
Hispanic	0%	2.26%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.88%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%