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    The surname Lagos

    A surname, carried by 3,254 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L220

    Lagos: #9,924 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lagos #9,924, 3,254 people Lagos: #9,924 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lagos #9,924, 3,254 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lagos is more common than 93.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,254 people named Lagos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,882 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,192.

    #9,924
    rank among US surnames
    3,254
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.4%
    change since 2000 (was #12,868)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,917Deem3,25894,765
    #9,919McCully3,25694,824
    #9,923Guay3,25594,853
    #9,924Lagos3,25494,882
    #9,925Krone3,25394,911
    #9,927Wightman3,25294,940
    #9,928Srivastava3,25194,969

    Who is named Lagos

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

    78% of people named Lagos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
    • White (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Lagoss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Diego Lagos
      Argentine footballer, born 1986

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lagos

    Lagos has the Soundex code L220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L220.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Lagos?
    3,254 people in the United States had the surname Lagos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,882 Americans. It ranked 9,924th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lagos?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Lagos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lagos?
    Diego Lagos, Argentine footballer.
    Where is the surname Lagos most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lagos in Argentina.
    Is the surname Lagos getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,254 in 2010, up 48%.