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    The surname Lauderdale

    A surname, carried by 4,070 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L363

    Lauderdale: #8,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lauderdale #8,144, 4,070 people Lauderdale: #8,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lauderdale #8,144, 4,070 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lauderdale is more common than 95% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,070 people named Lauderdale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,859 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,015.

    #8,144
    rank among US surnames
    4,070
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #7,631)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,138Krupa4,07375,803
    #8,139Weekley4,07275,822
    #8,141Stroman4,07175,840
    #8,144Heiman4,07075,859
    #8,148Grosso4,06975,877

    Who is named Lauderdale

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

    66% of people named Lauderdale identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lauderdales

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jim Lauderdale
      American musician, born 1957

    Questions

    How common is the surname Lauderdale?
    4,070 people in the United States had the surname Lauderdale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,859 Americans. It ranked 8,144th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lauderdale?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Lauderdale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lauderdale?
    Jim Lauderdale, American musician.
    Where is the surname Lauderdale most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lauderdale in the United States.
    Is the surname Lauderdale getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,070 in 2010, up 1.4%.