How common is the surname Lanza?

5,819 people in the United States had the surname Lanza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,058 Americans. It ranked 5,923rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lanza?

In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Lanza identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lanza?

Jack Lanza, American professional wrestler, followed by Adam Lanza.

Where is the surname Lanza most common?

Wikidata records people named Lanza in the United States.

Is the surname Lanza getting more or less common?

More common. 5,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,819 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Lanza

An Italian surname, carried by 5,819 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). Lanza is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

From Italian Lanza, from Latin Lancia, from lancea (“spear, lance”).

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,819 people named Lanza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,058 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,028.

#5,923

rank among US surnames

5,819

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+15.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,254)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,919	Bode	5,824	53,013
#5,921	Derby	5,822	53,031
#5,922	Montesdeoca	5,820	53,049
#5,923	Lanza	5,819	53,058
#5,924	Arceneaux	5,818	53,067

Who is named Lanza

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

73% of people named Lanza identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Two or more races 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lanzas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Lanza
American professional wrestler, 1935–2021
Adam Lanza
American spree killer; perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (1992–2012
Robert Lanza
American stem cell researcher (born 1956)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lanza

Lanza has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lanza come from?: From Italian Lanza, from Latin Lancia, from lancea (“spear, lance”).
How common is the surname Lanza?: 5,819 people in the United States had the surname Lanza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,058 Americans. It ranked 5,923rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lanza?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Lanza identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lanza?: Jack Lanza, American professional wrestler, followed by Adam Lanza.
Where is the surname Lanza most common?: Wikidata records people named Lanza in the United States.
Is the surname Lanza getting more or less common?: More common. 5,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,819 in 2010, up 16%.