How common is the surname Laplante?

7,195 people in the United States had the surname Laplante in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,911 Americans. It ranked 4,896th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Laplante?

Laura La Plante, American actress (1904-1996), followed by Courtney LaPlante.

Where is the surname Laplante most common?

Wikidata records people named Laplante in the United States.

Is the surname Laplante getting more or less common?

More common. 6,971 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,195 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Laplante

A surname, carried by 7,195 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L145

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laplante is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,195 people named Laplante in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,911 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,971.

#4,896

rank among US surnames

7,195

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,650)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,887	Neel	7,209	42,828
#4,888	Urrutia	7,208	42,834
#4,889	Amezcua	7,206	42,846
#4,890	Rutter	7,205	42,852
#4,891	Lavigne	7,204	42,858
#4,892	Schlosser	7,203	42,863
#4,893	Ivory	7,201	42,875

Who is named Laplante

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

88% of people named Laplante identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Laplantes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laura La Plante
American actress (1904-1996)
Courtney LaPlante
American singer, born 1989
Violet La Plante
American child actress; silent film actress (1908-1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Laplante

Laplant

Laplante has the Soundex code L145, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L145.

Questions

How common is the surname Laplante?: 7,195 people in the United States had the surname Laplante in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,911 Americans. It ranked 4,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laplante?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Laplante identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Laplante?: Laura La Plante, American actress (1904-1996), followed by Courtney LaPlante.
Where is the surname Laplante most common?: Wikidata records people named Laplante in the United States.
Is the surname Laplante getting more or less common?: More common. 6,971 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,195 in 2010, up 3.2%.