Explore the Family Name Lopatin

The meaning of Lopatin

1. Russian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name from East Slavic lopata ‘shovel’ + the possessive suffix -in. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from either of two places called Lopatin, one now in Ukraine and one in Belarus. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Oleg, Anatoli, Dmitry, Leonid, Nikolay, Sergei, Vladimir. Jewish Asher, Hyman, Isaak, Naum.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lopatin has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 56,826 in popularity and increased to 59,324 by 2010, indicating a decline of 4.4%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname showed a small increase from 336 in 2000 to 341 in 2010, up by 1.49%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.12 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,826	#59,324	-4.4%
Count	336	341	1.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lopatin

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Lopatin surname identified as White. In 2000, 97.62% of those with this last name were White, but this proportion slightly decreased to 95.89% by 2010. There was no recorded representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities among individuals with the Lopatin surname in both 2000 and 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation within this surname group emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.76%, where there was none in the previous decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.62%	95.89%	-1.77%
Hispanic	0%	1.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%