How Many People Have the Last Name La?
people had the surname La in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 44,248 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+1,763 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname La (88.9%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, La ranks #222. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
La grew from 4,892 people in 2000 to 6,655 in 2010 (up 36%), and its rank rose from #6,408 to #5,242.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,892 | 6,655 |
| Rank | #6,408 | #5,242 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.81 | 2.26 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near La
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as La: L000
👤 La as a First Name
La is a first name too: about 1,526 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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