Explore the Family Name Lighthall

The meaning of Lighthall

English: possibly a habitational name from a place called Lightollars in Lancashire, so named from Old English lēoht ‘light-colored’ + alor ‘alder’. The surname, however, is not found in current English sources.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lighthall has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lighthall was ranked 34,630 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to rank 33,087, marking an increase of about 4.46%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew over this period, rising from 618 people in 2000 to 692 people by 2010, which represents an increase of nearly 12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,630	#33,087	4.46%
Count	618	692	11.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lighthall

In terms of ethnicity, the information derived from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Lighthall surname identify as White, making up 92.23% of the total in 2000 and 91.04% in 2010. During this period, there was a slight decrease of about 1.29% in the percentage identifying as White. Black individuals made up 5.50% in 2000 and this figure rose slightly to 6.07% in 2010. Notably, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic went from 0% in 2000 to 1.59% in 2010. However, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and those identifying with two or more races dropped from 0.97% in 2000 to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.23%	91.04%	-1.29%
Black	5.5%	6.07%	10.36%
Hispanic	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.97%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.81%	0%	0%