# Laswell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/laswell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,177 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,026 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 262,316 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.0% (1,100 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lacewell, Lasswell |

## Etymology

Unexplained.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Laswell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Laswell in the United States.

## People named Laswell

- Bill Laswell, American musician (born 1955)
- Greg Laswell, American musician

## Similar surnames

Lashley, Lasley, Lasalle, Lasala, Laszlo, Leslie, Lesley, Loiselle, Lisle, Lockley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.