How common is the surname Lamas?

5,621 people in the United States had the surname Lamas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,927 Americans. It ranked 6,100th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lamas?

Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, followed by Fernando Lamas.

Where is the surname Lamas most common?

Wikidata records people named Lamas in the United States, Argentina and Brazil.

Is the surname Lamas getting more or less common?

More common. 3,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,621 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Lamas

A surname, carried by 5,621 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). Lamas is more common than 96.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,621 people named Lamas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,927 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,962.

#6,100

rank among US surnames

5,621

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+41.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,732)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,094	Brenneman	5,629	54,849
#6,097	Westcott	5,626	54,878
#6,098	Coria	5,625	54,888
#6,100	Franzen	5,621	54,927
#6,102	Elizalde	5,620	54,937

Who is named Lamas

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

82% of people named Lamas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 82%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lamass

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lorenzo Lamas
American actor, born 1958
Fernando Lamas
Argentine-born actor (1915-1982)
Ricardo Lamas
American mixed martial artist, born 1982
Julio Lamas
Basketball coach, born 1964
Bruno Lamas
Brazilian association football player, born 1994
Shayne Lamas
American actress, born 1985

Notable Lamass come mostly from the United States (4), Argentina (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lamas

Lamas 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 Lamas?: 5,621 people in the United States had the surname Lamas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,927 Americans. It ranked 6,100th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lamas?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Lamas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lamas?: Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, followed by Fernando Lamas.
Where is the surname Lamas most common?: Wikidata records people named Lamas in the United States, Argentina and Brazil.
Is the surname Lamas getting more or less common?: More common. 3,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,621 in 2010, up 42%.