How common is the surname Lard?

1,214 people in the United States had the surname Lard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,321 Americans. It ranked 21,509th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lard?

Allen Lard, Amateur golfer (1866–1946).

Where is the surname Lard most common?

Wikidata records people named Lard in the United States.

Is the surname Lard getting more or less common?

More common. 1,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,214 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Lard

A surname, carried by 1,214 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lard is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,214 people named Lard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,321 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,198.

#21,509

rank among US surnames

1,214

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,565)

Who is named Lard

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

45% of people named Lard identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 45%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allen Lard
Amateur golfer (1866–1946)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lard

Lard has the Soundex code L630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L630.

Questions

How common is the surname Lard?: 1,214 people in the United States had the surname Lard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,321 Americans. It ranked 21,509th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lard?: In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Lard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lard?: Allen Lard, Amateur golfer (1866–1946).
Where is the surname Lard most common?: Wikidata records people named Lard in the United States.
Is the surname Lard getting more or less common?: More common. 1,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,214 in 2010, up 1.3%.