Explore the Family Name Lomack

The meaning of Lomack

1. African American: altered form of English Lomax. 2. Americanized form of Czech Lomák: occupational name for a quarrier or a topographic name for someone living near lom ‘quarry’, or a habitational name from any of several places called Lom, Lomy.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Lomack' has increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of this surname was 60,390 whereas it improved to 56,588 in 2010 — a positive change of 6.3%. The count also shows an increase from 312 people bearing the surname in 2000 to 361 in 2010, marking a 15.71% growth. However, the proportion per 100k remained steady at 0.12 during the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#56,588	6.3%
Count	312	361	15.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lomack

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the Lomack surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest percentage, over three quarters, identified as Black, although this proportion decreased slightly from 80.45% to 76.73%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw an increase from 7.69% to 9.14%. The percentage of people with the Lomack surname identifying as White also declined from 8.01% to 7.20%. Additionally, there was a noticeable rise in those identifying with two or more races, increasing from 3.53% to 4.71%. No Lomacks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	80.45%	76.73%	-4.62%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	7.69%	9.14%	18.86%
White	8.01%	7.2%	-10.11%
Two or More Races	3.53%	4.71%	33.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%