How Many People Have the Last Name Lightner?
people had the surname Lightner in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 51,813 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
+141 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lightner (76.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lightner ranks #4,617. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lightner grew from 5,560 people in 2000 to 5,701 in 2010 (up 2.5%), and its rank fell from #5,716 to #6,029. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.06 to 1.93 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,560 | 5,701 |
| Rank | #5,716 | #6,029 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.06 | 1.93 |
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