Explore the Family Name Lawing

The meaning of Lawing

Probably an Americanized form of English and North German Lewin. This surname is found predominantly in NC. History: The immigrant William Lawing was born in 1725 in either England or the Palatinate, Germany, and died c.1825.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lawing experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 12,868th most popular name in the USA, but by 2010, it had dropped to 13,525th, marking a -5.11% change. Despite this, the count of people with this surname increased slightly from 2,192 in 2000 to 2,243 in 2010, representing a 2.33% growth. However, as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of Lawing decreased by -6.17% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,868	#13,525	-5.11%
Count	2,192	2,243	2.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.76	-6.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lawing

Discussing the ethnic identities associated with the surname Lawing, we see some changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly by -2.14%, making up 91.57% of the total in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black increased by 22.61%, accounting for 5.26% of the total by 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase, rising by 58.90% to make up 1.16% of the total in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races increased by 44.12% to account for 0.98% of the total. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.57%	91.57%	-2.14%
Black	4.29%	5.26%	22.61%
Hispanic	0.73%	1.16%	58.9%
Two or More Races	0.68%	0.98%	44.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%