How common is the surname Lainez?

3,762 people in the United States had the surname Lainez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,070 Americans. It ranked 8,720th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lainez?

Diego Laynez, (1512-1565) Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

Where is the surname Lainez most common?

Wikidata records people named Lainez in Spain.

Is the surname Lainez getting more or less common?

More common. 2,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,762 in 2010, up 86%.

The surname Lainez

A surname, carried by 3,762 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lainez is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,762 people named Lainez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,070 Americans. That is up 86% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,018.

#8,720

rank among US surnames

3,762

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+86.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,766)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,713	Neiman	3,766	81,982
#8,714	Nuss	3,765	82,004
#8,718	Ming	3,764	82,026
#8,720	Ortez	3,762	82,070
#8,723	Glasscock	3,761	82,091

Who is named Lainez

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

94% of people named Lainez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
White (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lainezs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Diego Laynez
(1512-1565) Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lainez

Lainez has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

Questions

How common is the surname Lainez?: 3,762 people in the United States had the surname Lainez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,070 Americans. It ranked 8,720th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lainez?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lainez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lainez?: Diego Laynez, (1512-1565) Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Where is the surname Lainez most common?: Wikidata records people named Lainez in Spain.
Is the surname Lainez getting more or less common?: More common. 2,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,762 in 2010, up 86%.