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    The surname Laban

    A surname, carried by 520 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈleɪbən/ 2 syllables Soundex L150

    Laban: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Laban #41,799, 520 people Laban: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Laban #41,799, 520 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laban is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    From Middle English Laban, from Latin Laban, from Koine Greek Λάβαν (Lában), from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן (Lāḇān).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 520 people named Laban in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 529.

    #41,799
    rank among US surnames
    520
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #39,176)

    Who is named Laban

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

    60% of people named Laban identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 60%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 20%
    • Two or more races 7.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 5.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Labans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rudolf Laban
      Austrian choreographer (1879-1958)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Laban

    Laban has the Soundex code L150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L150.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Laban come from?
    From Middle English Laban, from Latin Laban, from Koine Greek Λάβαν (Lában), from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן (Lāḇān).
    How common is the surname Laban?
    520 people in the United States had the surname Laban in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. It ranked 41,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Laban?
    In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Laban identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Laban?
    Rudolf Laban, Austrian choreographer (1879-1958).
    Where is the surname Laban most common?
    Wikidata records people named Laban in Hungary.
    How do you pronounce Laban?
    Laban is /ˈleɪbən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Laban getting more or less common?
    Less common. 529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 520 in 2010, down 1.7%.
    Is Laban also a first name?
    Yes. Laban is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.