How Many People Have the Last Name Lawton?
people had the surname Lawton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 21,505 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
+441 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lawton (72.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lawton ranks #1,968. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 75.6% to 72.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lawton grew from 13,272 people in 2000 to 13,713 in 2010 (up 3.3%), and its rank fell from #2,488 to #2,630. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.92 to 4.65 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 13,272 | 13,713 |
| Rank | #2,488 | #2,630 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.92 | 4.65 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lawton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lawton: L350
👤 Lawton as a First Name
Lawton is a first name too: about 1,749 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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