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    The surname Lacoste

    A place surname, carried by 2,430 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L223

    Lacoste: #12,703 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lacoste #12,703, 2,430 people Lacoste: #12,703 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lacoste #12,703, 2,430 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lacoste is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    French habitational surname, from la (“the”) + Coste.

    Lacoste is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,430 people named Lacoste in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,130.

    #12,703
    rank among US surnames
    2,430
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.1%
    change since 2000 (was #13,158)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,694Culbert2,432126,951
    #12,696Henao2,431127,004
    #12,703Raulerson2,430127,056
    #12,711Gans2,429127,108

    Who is named Lacoste

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

    80% of people named Lacoste identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lacostes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carlos Lacoste
      Argentine politician and admiral (1929-2004)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lacoste come from?
    French habitational surname, from la (“the”) + Coste.
    How common is the surname Lacoste?
    2,430 people in the United States had the surname Lacoste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. It ranked 12,703rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lacoste?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Lacoste identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lacoste?
    Carlos Lacoste, Argentine politician and admiral (1929-2004).
    Where is the surname Lacoste most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lacoste in Argentina.
    What type of surname is Lacoste?
    Lacoste is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Lacoste getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,430 in 2010, up 14%.