How common is the surname Laswell?

1,177 people in the United States had the surname Laswell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Laswell?

Bill Laswell, American musician (born 1955), followed by Greg Laswell.

Where is the surname Laswell most common?

Wikidata records people named Laswell in the United States.

Is the surname Laswell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Laswell

A surname, carried by 1,177 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laswell is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

Unexplained.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,177 people named Laswell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,100.

#22,026

rank among US surnames

1,177

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #21,981)

Who is named Laswell

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

92% of people named Laswell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

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 Laswells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Laswell
American musician (born 1955)
Greg Laswell
American musician, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Lacewell
Lasswell

Surnames that sound like Laswell

Laswell has the Soundex code L240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L240.

Questions

Where does the surname Laswell come from?: Unexplained.
How common is the surname Laswell?: 1,177 people in the United States had the surname Laswell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laswell?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Laswell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Laswell?: Bill Laswell, American musician (born 1955), followed by Greg Laswell.
Where is the surname Laswell most common?: Wikidata records people named Laswell in the United States.
Is the surname Laswell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, up 7.0%.
What are other spellings of Laswell?: Lacewell and Lasswell.