# Latin (surname)

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

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 639 |
| US rank (2010) | 35,246 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 483,170 people |
| Change since 2000 | -12.7% (732 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlæt.ɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for a Latinist, a clerk or keeper of Latin records, from Middle English Latyn. Compare Latimer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Latin 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) | 37% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 15% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Layton, Lawton, Lattin, Latona, Latino, Lathan, Latham, Litton, Lydon, Louden, Litwin, Lowden.

## 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.