How common is the surname Lao?

5,897 people in the United States had the surname Lao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,356 Americans. It ranked 5,856th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lao?

In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Lao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Lao getting more or less common?

More common. 4,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,897 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Lao

A surname, carried by 5,897 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lao is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,897 people named Lao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,356 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,523.

#5,856

rank among US surnames

5,897

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+30.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,850)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,847	Stoltz	5,912	52,224
#5,848	Neubauer	5,911	52,232
#5,849	Hatten	5,907	52,268
#5,850	Alt	5,906	52,277
#5,851	Tull	5,904	52,294
#5,852	Sayles	5,902	52,312
#5,853	Ochs	5,901	52,321

Who is named Lao

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

84% of people named Lao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
White (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lao

Lao has the Soundex code L000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L000.

Questions

How common is the surname Lao?: 5,897 people in the United States had the surname Lao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,356 Americans. It ranked 5,856th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lao?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Lao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Lao getting more or less common?: More common. 4,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,897 in 2010, up 30%.