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    The surname La

    A surname, carried by 6,655 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex L000

    La: #5,242 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer La #5,242, 6,655 people La: #5,242 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez La #5,242, 6,655 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). La is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,655 people named La in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,393 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,892.

    #5,242
    rank among US surnames
    6,655
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36%
    change since 2000 (was #6,408)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,238Boettcher6,65946,365
    #5,239Stowers6,65746,379
    #5,241Kieffer6,65646,386
    #5,242McDougall6,65546,393

    Who is named La

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named La identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like La

    La has the Soundex code L000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname La?
    6,655 people in the United States had the surname La in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,393 Americans. It ranked 5,242nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname La?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named La identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname La getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,655 in 2010, up 36%.