How common is the surname Lamson?

2,879 people in the United States had the surname Lamson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,241 Americans. It ranked 11,044th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lamson?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lamson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Lamson?

Nance O'Neil, actress (1874-1965).

Where is the surname Lamson most common?

Wikidata records people named Lamson in the United States.

Is the surname Lamson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,705 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,879 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Lamson

A surname, carried by 2,879 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lamson is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,879 people named Lamson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,241 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,705.

#11,044

rank among US surnames

2,879

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,816)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,035	Foret	2,881	107,166
#11,040	Bruder	2,880	107,203
#11,044	Rickett	2,879	107,241
#11,047	Branum	2,878	107,278
#11,051	Dabrowski	2,877	107,315

Who is named Lamson

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

88% of people named Lamson identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lamsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nance O'Neil
Actress (1874-1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Lamson

Lamkin

Lamson has the Soundex code L525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L525.

Questions

How common is the surname Lamson?: 2,879 people in the United States had the surname Lamson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,241 Americans. It ranked 11,044th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lamson?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lamson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Lamson?: Nance O'Neil, actress (1874-1965).
Where is the surname Lamson most common?: Wikidata records people named Lamson in the United States.
Is the surname Lamson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,705 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,879 in 2010, up 6.4%.