# Lal (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lal/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,997 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,288 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 77,244 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (2,868 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lal in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.7% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 81% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 9.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lal in the United Kingdom.

## People named Lal

- Priya Lal, British actress

## Similar surnames

Leal, Lally, Lail, Lawley, Lall, Lalli, Lala, Lyall, Lilly, Lyle, Lilley, Lowell.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.