# Lathan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lathan/  
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) | 3,575 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,134 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 86,362 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (3,077 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lathan 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) | 38% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lathan in the United States.

## People named Lathan

- Sanaa Lathan, American actress

## Similar surnames

Louthan, Lothian, Latham, Layton, Lawton, Lattin, Latona, Latino, Leatham, Lathem, Latin, Litton.

## 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.