How Many People Have the Last Name Lay?
people had the surname Lay in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,974 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
+489 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lay (71%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.4%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lay ranks #1,452. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 74.4% to 71%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lay grew from 17,979 people in 2000 to 18,468 in 2010 (up 2.7%), and its rank fell from #1,832 to #1,957. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.66 to 6.26 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 17,979 | 18,468 |
| Rank | #1,832 | #1,957 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.66 | 6.26 |
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Same Soundex code as Lay: L000
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