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    The surname Latin

    An English occupational surname, carried by 639 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlæt.ɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex L350

    Latin: #35,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Latin #35,246, 639 people Latin: #35,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Latin #35,246, 639 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Latin is more common than 78.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

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

    Latin is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 639 people named Latin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 483,170 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 732.

    #35,246
    rank among US surnames
    639
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -12.7%
    change since 2000 (was #30,199)

    Who is named Latin

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

    44% of people named Latin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 44%
    • White (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Latin

    Latin has the Soundex code L350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L350.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Latin come from?
    Metonymic occupational surname for a Latinist, a clerk or keeper of Latin records, from Middle English Latyn. Compare Latimer.
    How common is the surname Latin?
    639 people in the United States had the surname Latin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 483,170 Americans. It ranked 35,246th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Latin?
    In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Latin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Latin?
    Latin is /ˈlæt.ɪn/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Latin?
    Latin is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Latin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 732 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 639 in 2010, down 13%.