The surname Lafond
A surname, carried by 4,112 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex L153
Origin
From the French surname, variant of Lafont or from several places in France named Lafond, La Fond. Compare Lafoe, Lafon.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,112 people named Lafond in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,084 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,898.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8,042 | Palladino | 4,115 | 75,029 |
| #8,045 | Bevan | 4,114 | 75,048 |
| #8,046 | Copenhaver | 4,113 | 75,066 |
| #8,049 | Rabon | 4,112 | 75,084 |
| #8,055 | Fant | 4,111 | 75,102 |
Who is named Lafond
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
85% of people named Lafond identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 85%
- Black (not Hispanic) 9.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- Two or more races 1.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Lafond
Lafond has the Soundex code L153, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L153.
Questions
- Where does the surname Lafond come from?
- From the French surname, variant of Lafont or from several places in France named Lafond, La Fond. Compare Lafoe, Lafon.
- How common is the surname Lafond?
- 4,112 people in the United States had the surname Lafond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,084 Americans. It ranked 8,049th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Lafond?
- In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Lafond identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Lafond getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,112 in 2010, up 5.5%.