How common is the surname Lachman?

1,535 people in the United States had the surname Lachman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,137 Americans. It ranked 18,137th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lachman?

In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Lachman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Lachman?

Edward Lachman, American cinematographer and director (born 1948), followed by Harry Lachman.

Where is the surname Lachman most common?

Wikidata records people named Lachman in the United States.

Is the surname Lachman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,535 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Lachman

A surname, carried by 1,535 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lachman is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,535 people named Lachman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,137 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,508.

#18,137

rank among US surnames

1,535

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,128	Stenzel	1,536	201,006
#18,137	Hulin	1,535	201,137
#18,144	McGirt	1,534	201,268

Who is named Lachman

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

78% of people named Lachman identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
Two or more races 3.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lachmans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Lachman
American cinematographer and director (born 1948)
Harry Lachman
American artist and filmmaker (1886-1975)
Gary Lachman
American writer and musician, born 1955
Patrick Lachman
American musician, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lachman

Lachman has the Soundex code L255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L255.

Questions

How common is the surname Lachman?: 1,535 people in the United States had the surname Lachman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,137 Americans. It ranked 18,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lachman?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Lachman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Lachman?: Edward Lachman, American cinematographer and director (born 1948), followed by Harry Lachman.
Where is the surname Lachman most common?: Wikidata records people named Lachman in the United States.
Is the surname Lachman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,535 in 2010, up 1.8%.