The surname Lafon
A surname, carried by 1,588 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex L150
Origin
From the French surname, variant of Lafont, Lafond.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,588 people named Lafon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,424 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,531.
Who is named Lafon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Lafon identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 88%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.9%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Lafon
Lafon 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 Lafon come from?
- From the French surname, variant of Lafont, Lafond.
- How common is the surname Lafon?
- 1,588 people in the United States had the surname Lafon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,424 Americans. It ranked 17,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Lafon?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lafon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Lafon getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,588 in 2010, up 3.7%.