How Many People Have the Last Name Lem?
people had the surname Lem in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 256,410 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 18 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+105 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lem (62%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 19.6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Lem ranks #948. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 8.1% to 5.1%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Lem grew from 1,056 people in 2000 to 1,161 in 2010 (up 9.9%), and its rank rose from #22,706 to #22,216.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,056 | 1,161 |
| Rank | #22,706 | #22,216 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.39 | 0.39 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lem
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lem: L500
👤 Lem as a First Name
Lem is a first name too: about 188 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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