How Many People Have the Last Name Law?
people had the surname Law in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 9,183 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
White
Change Since 2000
+1,222 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Law (65.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Law ranks #810. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 68.5% to 65.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Law grew from 30,900 people in 2000 to 32,122 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #1,037 to #1,089. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 11.45 to 10.89 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 30,900 | 32,122 |
| Rank | #1,037 | #1,089 |
| Per 100,000 people | 11.45 | 10.89 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Law
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Law: L000
👤 Law as a First Name
Law is a first name too: about 195 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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