How common is the surname Lawless?

9,093 people in the United States had the surname Lawless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,954 Americans. It ranked 3,903rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lawless?

Megan Lawless, American film and television actress, followed by Christopher Lawless.

Where is the surname Lawless most common?

Wikidata records people named Lawless in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Lawless getting more or less common?

More common. 8,833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,093 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Lawless

An English nickname surname, carried by 9,093 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lawless is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English laweles (“lawless”), a nickname for an unrestrained and licentious man.

Lawless is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

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 9,093 people named Lawless in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,954 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,833.

#3,903

rank among US surnames

9,093

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,689)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,894	Gingerich	9,117	33,865
#3,895	Forster	9,116	33,869
#3,896	Olivera	9,108	33,898
#3,897	Melgar	9,106	33,906
#3,898	Knudsen	9,104	33,913
#3,899	Slocum	9,102	33,921
#3,900	Smail	9,097	33,939

Who is named Lawless

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

91% of people named Lawless identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lawlesss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Megan Lawless
American film and television actress, born 2000
Christopher Lawless
British bicycle racer, born 1995
Jack Lawless
American musician, born 1987

Notable Lawlesss come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lawless come from?: From Middle English laweles (“lawless”), a nickname for an unrestrained and licentious man.
How common is the surname Lawless?: 9,093 people in the United States had the surname Lawless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,954 Americans. It ranked 3,903rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lawless?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lawless identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lawless?: Megan Lawless, American film and television actress, followed by Christopher Lawless.
Where is the surname Lawless most common?: Wikidata records people named Lawless in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Lawless?: Lawless is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Lawless getting more or less common?: More common. 8,833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,093 in 2010, up 2.9%.