How Many People Have the Last Name Light?
people had the surname Light in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 17,606 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+98 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Light (91.6%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Light ranks #1,608. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Light grew from 16,671 people in 2000 to 16,769 in 2010 (up 0.6%), and its rank fell from #1,996 to #2,164. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.18 to 5.68 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 16,671 | 16,769 |
| Rank | #1,996 | #2,164 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.18 | 5.68 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Light
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Light: L230
👤 Light as a First Name
Light is a first name too: about 238 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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