How common is the surname Lasseter?

1,356 people in the United States had the surname Lasseter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,688 Americans. It ranked 19,823rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lasseter?

John Lasseter, American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer (born 1957).

Where is the surname Lasseter most common?

Wikidata records people named Lasseter in the United States.

Is the surname Lasseter getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,378 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,356 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Lasseter

A surname, carried by 1,356 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lasseter is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,356 people named Lasseter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 227,688 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,378.

#19,823

rank among US surnames

1,356

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,492)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,814	Eckler	1,357	227,521
#19,823	Zaki	1,356	227,688

Who is named Lasseter

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

88% of people named Lasseter identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lasseters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Lasseter
American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer (born 1957)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lasseter

Lasseter has the Soundex code L236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L236.

Questions

How common is the surname Lasseter?: 1,356 people in the United States had the surname Lasseter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,688 Americans. It ranked 19,823rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lasseter?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lasseter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lasseter?: John Lasseter, American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer (born 1957).
Where is the surname Lasseter most common?: Wikidata records people named Lasseter in the United States.
Is the surname Lasseter getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,378 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,356 in 2010, down 1.6%.