Explore the Family Name Lazur

The meaning of Lazur

Rusyn (in Poland also Łazur, in Slovakia Lazúr): from the personal name Lazur, Rusyn variant of Lazar (compare Lazor).

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lazur witnessed a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lazur was ranked 50,055 in terms of popularity, however, by 2010, it had dropped to 53,072, marking a decrease of approximately 6.03%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this name also decreased marginally from 393 in 2000 to 390 in 2010, a drop of about 0.76%. The proportion of people named Lazur per 100k also declined by 13.33% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#53,072	-6.03%
Count	393	390	-0.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lazur

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lazur as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that the majority identify as White, although there was a minor decrease from 96.18% in 2000 to 93.85% in 2010. Meanwhile, people identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 25.49%, although they still represent a small proportion (2.56% in 2010). The surname also appeared within the Asian/Pacific Islander community with a slight increase from 1.53% to 1.54%. There was a new appearance of Lazur among those identifying with two or more races at 2.05% in 2010, where no presence was recorded in 2000. The Black community and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities did not report any individuals with the Lazur surname in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.18%	93.85%	-2.42%
Hispanic	2.04%	2.56%	25.49%
Two or More Races	0%	2.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.53%	1.54%	0.65%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%