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    The surname Laing

    A surname, carried by 6,465 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /leɪŋ/ 2 syllables Soundex L520

    Laing: #5,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Laing #5,383, 6,465 people Laing: #5,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Laing #5,383, 6,465 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laing is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog laing.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,465 people named Laing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,756 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,836.

    #5,383
    rank among US surnames
    6,465
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,478)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,374Canter6,47747,668
    #5,375Billups6,47547,683
    #5,376Valentino6,47447,690
    #5,377Newhouse6,47147,712
    #5,378Campo6,47047,720
    #5,379Hatley6,46847,734
    #5,381Rathbun6,46747,742

    Who is named Laing

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

    75% of people named Laing identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Laing

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Laing come from?
    The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog laing.
    How common is the surname Laing?
    6,465 people in the United States had the surname Laing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,756 Americans. It ranked 5,383rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Laing?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Laing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Laing?
    Laing is /leɪŋ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Laing getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,836 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,465 in 2010, up 11%.