Explore the Family Name Lazer

The meaning of Lazer

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Lazar. 2. Altered form of Albanian Lazëri: from the personal name Lazër (definite form Lazëri), a vernacular form of Llazar, an equivalent of Lazar. 3. In some cases possibly also French: from a southern form of the personal name Lazare ‘Lazar’. This surname is very rare in France. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Misha, Zoya. Jewish Anat, Simcha.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lazer has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,750 in terms of common use, falling to 67,747 by 2010 - a change of -4.63%. Despite this, the actual count of people carrying the surname increased slightly, with a rise of 1.39% from 287 individuals in 2000 to 291 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a drop of -9.09% from 0.11 to 0.10.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#67,747	-4.63%
Count	287	291	1.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lazer

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicate that those with the surname Lazer are predominantly of White ethnicity. In 2000, 96.52% of those with this surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 94.50% in 2010. The data also showed some diversity within the Lazer surname demographic, with Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities appearing in 2010, each constituting 2.06% of the population with this surname. During these census periods, there were no recorded instances of the surname among Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	94.5%	-2.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.06%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.06%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%