Explore the Family Name Letton

The meaning of Letton

English: habitational name, most probably from Letton in Norfolk or Latton in Essex. It could also be a variant of Leighton or Laughton. Most of the places so named have the same etymology as Letton and Latton, i.e. ‘farm where leeks are grown’ (Old English lēac-tūn). Another possibility is that it is a variant of Latten.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Letton has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Letton held the rank of 100,663 but dropped to 126,018 in 2010, representing a decline of 25.19%. The count of people with the Letton surname also decreased from 166 in 2000 to 136 in 2010, a reduction of 18.07%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population fell by 16.67% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#100,663	#126,018	-25.19%
Count	166	136	-18.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Letton

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Letton is predominantly White, though there has been a noticeable shift. In 2000, an overwhelming 87.95% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 84.56% in 2010, marking a change of -3.85%. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Black, however, moving from 8.43% in 2000 to 11.76% in 2010, a substantial rise of 39.50%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.95%	84.56%	-3.85%
Black	8.43%	11.76%	39.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%