How Many People Have the Last Name Lawson?
people had the surname Lawson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,478 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
+3,867 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lawson (73.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 20.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lawson ranks #186. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 76.3% to 73.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lawson grew from 115,186 people in 2000 to 119,053 in 2010 (up 3.4%), and its rank fell from #235 to #256. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 42.7 to 40.36 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 115,186 | 119,053 |
| Rank | #235 | #256 |
| Per 100,000 people | 42.7 | 40.36 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lawson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lawson: L250
👤 Lawson as a First Name
Lawson is a first name too: about 16,371 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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