How common is the surname Lamon?

1,957 people in the United States had the surname Lamon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. It ranked 15,074th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lamon?

Ward Hill Lamon, bodyguard of President of the United States Abraham Lincoln (1828–1893).

Where is the surname Lamon most common?

Wikidata records people named Lamon in the United States.

Is the surname Lamon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,843 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,957 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Lamon

A surname, carried by 1,957 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lamon is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,957 people named Lamon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,843.

#15,074

rank among US surnames

1,957

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,778)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,066	Mitra	1,958	157,684
#15,074	Bolds	1,957	157,765
#15,080	Marmol	1,956	157,845

Who is named Lamon

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

82% of people named Lamon identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lamons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ward Hill Lamon
Bodyguard of President of the United States Abraham Lincoln (1828–1893)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lamon

Lamon has the Soundex code L550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L550.

Questions

How common is the surname Lamon?: 1,957 people in the United States had the surname Lamon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. It ranked 15,074th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lamon?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Lamon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lamon?: Ward Hill Lamon, bodyguard of President of the United States Abraham Lincoln (1828–1893).
Where is the surname Lamon most common?: Wikidata records people named Lamon in the United States.
Is the surname Lamon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,843 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,957 in 2010, up 6.2%.