Explore the Family Name Lothian

The meaning of Lothian

Scottish: habitational name from the region so named in southeastern Central Scotland. The placename is very ancient and is of unexplained etymology.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lothian has slightly decreased between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 50,055 in terms of popularity but by 2010, it had slipped to 50,659, a decrease of 1.21%. However, the actual count of people carrying the Lothian surname increased by 4.83% over this same period, going from 393 in 2000 to 412 in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals also decreased from 0.15 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#50,659	-1.21%
Count	393	412	4.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lothian

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes for those bearing the Lothian surname between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority, although their percentage dropped from 85.24% to 82.52%. There was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.54% to 2.91%, while those identifying as Black saw a more significant bump, from 9.92% to 11.89%. Representation of individuals identifying as Two or More Races slightly decreased, from 1.53% to 1.46%. Finally, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander were not present in 2000, but appeared at 1.21% in 2010, while American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.24%	82.52%	-3.19%
Black	9.92%	11.89%	19.86%
Hispanic	2.54%	2.91%	14.57%
Two or More Races	1.53%	1.46%	-4.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.21%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%