Explore the Family Name Lonning

The meaning of Lonning

Norwegian (Lønning): habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway called Lønning or Løyning, from løyning ‘remote, concealed place’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Thor, Lennart, Nels.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lonning has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 71,808 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 84,748, marking an 18.02% decline. The number of individuals with this surname also fell during this period from 253 to 221, representing a drop of 12.65%. The proportion of people named Lonning per 100,000 also decreased by 22.22%, falling from 0.09 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,808	#84,748	-18.02%
Count	253	221	-12.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lonning

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lonning showed some changes between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census as well. In both years, no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those belonging to two or more races, or Black were recorded with this surname. However, the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as White increased from 95.65% in 2000 to 97.29% in 2010, a rise of 1.71%. In contrast, the proportion of people with this surname identifying as Hispanic was 1.98% in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero in 2010. Individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname remained stable at zero in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	97.29%	1.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%