How common is the surname Laffoon?

1,509 people in the United States had the surname Laffoon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,603 Americans. It ranked 18,354th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Laffoon?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Laffoon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Laffoon?

Ruby Laffoon, American politician (1869–1941).

Where is the surname Laffoon most common?

Wikidata records people named Laffoon in the United States.

Is the surname Laffoon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,509 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Laffoon

A surname, carried by 1,509 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laffoon is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,509 people named Laffoon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,603 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,453.

#18,354

rank among US surnames

1,509

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,771)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,347	Rushin	1,510	204,467
#18,354	Lands	1,509	204,603

Who is named Laffoon

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

90% of people named Laffoon identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Laffoons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ruby Laffoon
American politician (1869–1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Laffoon

Lafon

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

Questions

How common is the surname Laffoon?: 1,509 people in the United States had the surname Laffoon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,603 Americans. It ranked 18,354th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laffoon?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Laffoon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Laffoon?: Ruby Laffoon, American politician (1869–1941).
Where is the surname Laffoon most common?: Wikidata records people named Laffoon in the United States.
Is the surname Laffoon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,509 in 2010, up 3.9%.