Explore the Family Name Lorton

The meaning of Lorton

English: habitational name from any of the places so named in Cumbria, probably so named from an Old English river name Hlóra nmeaning ‘the roaring one’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lorton saw a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 20,298 and this slightly improved to 20,216 in 2010, a 0.4% increase. Furthermore, the count of people bearing the Lorton surname also increased by approximately 8.12%, from 1,219 in the year 2000 to 1,318 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of the Lorton surname per 100k remained steady at 0.45.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,298	#20,216	0.4%
Count	1,219	1,318	8.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.45	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lorton

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information about the ethnicity of those with the Lorton surname. The majority of people with this name identified as White, making up over 90% of the population in both 2000 and 2010. There are however slight shifts in other categories. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 30.56% and 24.39% respectively during this decade. On the other hand, those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased significantly by 43.91%. Unfortunately, data for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities wasn't available in 2000, but by 2010, 1.59% of individuals with the surname Lorton identified as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.32%	90.74%	0.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.87%	3.57%	24.39%
Hispanic	1.8%	2.35%	30.56%
Two or More Races	3.12%	1.75%	-43.91%
Black	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%