How common is the surname Lawal?

1,292 people in the United States had the surname Lawal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lawal?

Muhammed Lawal, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.

Where is the surname Lawal most common?

Wikidata records people named Lawal in the United States.

Is the surname Lawal getting more or less common?

More common. 727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, up 78%.

The surname Lawal

A surname, carried by 1,292 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lawal is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,292 people named Lawal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. That is up 78% since 2000, when the Census counted 727.

#20,529

rank among US surnames

1,292

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+77.7%

change since 2000 (was #30,352)

Who is named Lawal

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

95% of people named Lawal identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.1%
White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Lawals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Muhammed Lawal
American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lawal

Lawal has the Soundex code L400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L400.

Questions

How common is the surname Lawal?: 1,292 people in the United States had the surname Lawal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lawal?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lawal identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Lawal?: Muhammed Lawal, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.
Where is the surname Lawal most common?: Wikidata records people named Lawal in the United States.
Is the surname Lawal getting more or less common?: More common. 727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, up 78%.