Explore the Family Name Lisbon

The meaning of Lisbon

1. African American: apparently from the Anglicized form of the name of the capital city of Portugal (see Lisboa). 2. Americanized form of an unidentified surname, most probably German. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Patrice.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lisbon has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 41,262nd in terms of commonality among surnames, dropping to 44,109th by 2010, a 6.9% change. The count of people with this surname also saw a minor decrease of 2.01%, from 498 individuals in 2000 to 488 in 2010. Furthermore, its proportion per 100k residents fell by about 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,262	#44,109	-6.9%
Count	498	488	-2.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lisbon

The Lisbon surname's ethnic identity profile, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, presents an interesting mix. The largest group identifying as Lisbon are Black, with a slight increase from 56.22% in 2000 to 56.97% in 2010. Those identifying as White represented the second largest group, although there was a small decline from 38.96% to 38.32% during the same period. People identifying as two or more races made up 2.46% of the Lisbon population in 2010, marking a 2.07% increase from 2000. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic decreased significantly by 23.65%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year for the Lisbon surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.22%	56.97%	1.33%
White	38.96%	38.32%	-1.64%
Two or More Races	2.41%	2.46%	2.07%
Hispanic	2.41%	1.84%	-23.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%