How Many People Have the Last Name Lam?
people had the surname Lam in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,311 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
+11,169 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lam (88%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 6.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Lam ranks #23. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Lam grew from 44,385 people in 2000 to 55,554 in 2010 (up 25.2%), and its rank rose from #706 to #611.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 44,385 | 55,554 |
| Rank | #706 | #611 |
| Per 100,000 people | 16.45 | 18.83 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lam
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lam: L500
👤 Lam as a First Name
Lam is a first name too: about 610 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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