How common is the surname Laufer?

2,700 people in the United States had the surname Laufer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,350 Americans. It ranked 11,620th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Laufer?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Laufer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Laufer?

Walter Laufer, American swimmer (1906–1984).

Where is the surname Laufer most common?

Wikidata records people named Laufer in the United States.

Is the surname Laufer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,700 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Laufer

A surname, carried by 2,700 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laufer is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,700 people named Laufer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,350 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,616.

#11,620

rank among US surnames

2,700

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,126)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,612	Sangster	2,702	114,266
#11,614	Huie	2,701	114,308
#11,620	Skiba	2,700	114,350
#11,622	Tindell	2,699	114,393
#11,624	Johansson	2,698	114,435
#11,626	Morlan	2,697	114,477
#11,627	Gaxiola	2,696	114,520

Who is named Laufer

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

95% of people named Laufer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Laufers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Laufer
American swimmer (1906–1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Laufer

Laufer has the Soundex code L160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L160.

Questions

How common is the surname Laufer?: 2,700 people in the United States had the surname Laufer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,350 Americans. It ranked 11,620th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laufer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Laufer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Laufer?: Walter Laufer, American swimmer (1906–1984).
Where is the surname Laufer most common?: Wikidata records people named Laufer in the United States.
Is the surname Laufer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,700 in 2010, up 3.2%.