How common is the surname Lain?

2,649 people in the United States had the surname Lain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,552 Americans. It ranked 11,815th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lain?

Chasey Lain, American pornographic actress.

Where is the surname Lain most common?

Wikidata records people named Lain in the United States.

Is the surname Lain getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,649 in 2010, down 11%.

The surname Lain

A surname, carried by 2,649 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lain is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,649 people named Lain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,552 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,988.

#11,815

rank among US surnames

2,649

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-11.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,962)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,807	Woodburn	2,651	116,464
#11,810	Killough	2,650	116,508
#11,815	Inglis	2,649	116,552
#11,818	Nalls	2,648	116,596
#11,821	Glasper	2,647	116,640

Who is named Lain

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

82% of people named Lain identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lains

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chasey Lain
American pornographic actress, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lain

Lain has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Questions

How common is the surname Lain?: 2,649 people in the United States had the surname Lain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,552 Americans. It ranked 11,815th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lain?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Lain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lain?: Chasey Lain, American pornographic actress.
Where is the surname Lain most common?: Wikidata records people named Lain in the United States.
Is the surname Lain getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,649 in 2010, down 11%.