How Many People Have the Last Name Lai?
people had the surname Lai in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,408 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+3,667 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lai (91.7%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Lai ranks #76. 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
Lai grew from 15,490 people in 2000 to 19,157 in 2010 (up 23.7%), and its rank rose from #2,148 to #1,873.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,490 | 19,157 |
| Rank | #2,148 | #1,873 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.74 | 6.49 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lai
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lai: L000
👤 Lai as a First Name
Lai is a first name too: about 247 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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