How common is the surname Lamothe?

3,409 people in the United States had the surname Lamothe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,568 Americans. It ranked 9,535th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lamothe?

Jelly Roll Morton, American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941).

Where is the surname Lamothe most common?

Wikidata records people named Lamothe in the United States.

Is the surname Lamothe getting more or less common?

More common. 3,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,409 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Lamothe

A surname, carried by 3,409 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lamothe is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,409 people named Lamothe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,568 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,165.

#9,535

rank among US surnames

3,409

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,422)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,527	Catania	3,412	90,488
#9,529	Khang	3,411	90,515
#9,531	Carle	3,410	90,541
#9,535	Cardinale	3,409	90,568
#9,539	Eddington	3,408	90,594
#9,544	Harsh	3,407	90,621

Who is named Lamothe

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

69% of people named Lamothe identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lamothes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Lamothe

Lamotte

Lamothe has the Soundex code L530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L530.

Questions

How common is the surname Lamothe?: 3,409 people in the United States had the surname Lamothe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,568 Americans. It ranked 9,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lamothe?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Lamothe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lamothe?: Jelly Roll Morton, American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941).
Where is the surname Lamothe most common?: Wikidata records people named Lamothe in the United States.
Is the surname Lamothe getting more or less common?: More common. 3,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,409 in 2010, up 7.7%.