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The surname Lathrop

A surname, carried by 8,057 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L361

Lathrop: #4,408 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lathrop #4,408, 8,057 people Lathrop: #4,408 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lathrop #4,408, 8,057 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lathrop is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,057 people named Lathrop in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,320 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,936.

#4,408
rank among US surnames
8,057
people in 2010
2.7
per 100,000 Americans
+1.5%
change since 2000 (was #4,130)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#4,399Morel8,08538,187
#4,400Mahaffey8,07938,216
#4,401Criswell8,07738,225
#4,402Denning8,07638,230
#4,403Rey8,07438,239
#4,404Quevedo8,06438,287
#4,406Lum8,06038,306

Who is named Lathrop

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

92% of people named Lathrop identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 92%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
  • Two or more races 1.8%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lathrops

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • William Langson Lathrop
    American artist (1859-1938)
  • Julia Lathrop
    American social reformer (1858-1932)

Questions

How common is the surname Lathrop?
8,057 people in the United States had the surname Lathrop in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,320 Americans. It ranked 4,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lathrop?
In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Lathrop identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lathrop?
William Langson Lathrop, American artist (1859-1938), followed by Julia Lathrop.
Where is the surname Lathrop most common?
Wikidata records people named Lathrop in the United States.
Is the surname Lathrop getting more or less common?
More common. 7,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,057 in 2010, up 1.5%.