Explore the Family Name Lawter

The meaning of Lawter

Scottish and northern English: variant of Lauder.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lawter has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name dropped from 32,202 in 2000 to 33,379 in 2010, constituting a decrease of 3.66%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname Lawter increased slightly by 1.33%, from 675 in 2000 to 684 in 2010. Even though the number of people bearing the surname rose, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 8.0%, from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,202	#33,379	-3.66%
Count	675	684	1.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lawter

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there were slight shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Lawter between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased by 1.48%, from 94.67% in 2000 to 93.27% in 2010. At the same time, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 10.92%, from 1.19% to 1.32%. There was also a significant rise in the percentage of individuals claiming two or more races, increasing by 78.38% from 0.74% in 2000 to 1.32% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw a small increase of 3.54%, from 3.11% in 2000 to 3.22% in 2010. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at zero in both census years, indicating no recorded individuals of these ethnicities with the surname Lawter.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	93.27%	-1.48%
Hispanic	3.11%	3.22%	3.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.19%	1.32%	10.92%
Two or More Races	0.74%	1.32%	78.38%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%