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    The surname Lakatos

    A Hungarian surname, carried by 1,307 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L232

    Lakatos: #20,336 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lakatos #20,336, 1,307 people Lakatos: #20,336 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lakatos #20,336, 1,307 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lakatos is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    Hungarian origin

    Borrowed from Hungarian Lakatos.

    One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,307 people named Lakatos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,225 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,234.

    #20,336
    rank among US surnames
    1,307
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #20,099)

    Who is named Lakatos

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

    96% of people named Lakatos identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Hungarian surnames

    All 46 Hungarian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lakatos come from?
    Borrowed from Hungarian Lakatos.
    How common is the surname Lakatos?
    1,307 people in the United States had the surname Lakatos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,225 Americans. It ranked 20,336th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lakatos?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lakatos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Lakatos getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,307 in 2010, up 5.9%.