How common is the surname Lal?

3,997 people in the United States had the surname Lal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. It ranked 8,288th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Lal most common?

Wikidata records people named Lal in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Lal getting more or less common?

More common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,997 in 2010, up 39%.

Is Lal also a first name?

Yes. Lal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lal

A surname, carried by 3,997 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lal is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,997 people named Lal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,868.

#8,288

rank among US surnames

3,997

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+39.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,294)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,285	Kanter	4,000	77,186
#8,286	Jump	3,999	77,206
#8,287	Dulin	3,998	77,225
#8,288	Maus	3,997	77,244

Who is named Lal

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

81% of people named Lal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.5% as two or more races and 4.7% as white (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Lals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Priya Lal
British actress, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lal

Lal has the Soundex code L400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L400.

Questions

How common is the surname Lal?: 3,997 people in the United States had the surname Lal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. It ranked 8,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lal?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Lal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Lal?: Priya Lal, British actress.
Where is the surname Lal most common?: Wikidata records people named Lal in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Lal getting more or less common?: More common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,997 in 2010, up 39%.
Is Lal also a first name?: Yes. Lal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.