Explore the Family Name Lorenson

The meaning of Lorenson

1. Americanized form of Swedish Lorensson: patronymic from the personal name Lorens (see Lawrence). 2. Americanized form of Danish Lorensen, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lorenson has grown in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 41,060 in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had jumped to 33,645—a significant increase of 18.06 percent. The count of individuals bearing this name also rose from 501 in 2000 to 677 in 2010, marking a 35.13 percent increase. This growth is reflected further in the proportion per 100,000 people, which escalated from 0.19 to 0.23, or by 21.05 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,060	#33,645	18.06%
Count	501	677	35.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.23	21.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lorenson

Regarding ethnic identity, the Lorenson surname shows some diversity. According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, in 2010, 93.65 percent of Lorensons identified as White, a slight decrease from 94.61 percent in 2000. The surname also appeared within the Asian/Pacific Islander community, albeit at a lower rate of 1.33 percent in 2010 compared to 1.40 in 2000. Those identifying with two or more ethnic identities slightly increased from 2.20 percent to 2.22 percent. Furthermore, the American Indian and Alaskan Native community saw an impressive boost of 48.00 percent, bringing their proportion from 1.00 percent in 2000 to 1.48 percent in 2010. There were no reported Lorensons within the Black and Hispanic communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.61%	93.65%	-1.01%
Two or More Races	2.2%	2.22%	0.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1%	1.48%	48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4%	1.33%	-5%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%