How common is the surname Lawlor?

5,729 people in the United States had the surname Lawlor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,892 Americans. It ranked 6,001st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lawlor?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lawlor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Lawlor most common?

Wikidata records people named Lawlor in the United States.

Is the surname Lawlor getting more or less common?

More common. 5,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,729 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Lawlor

An Irish surname, carried by 5,729 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lawlor is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Lawler.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,729 people named Lawlor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,892 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,463.

#6,001

rank among US surnames

5,729

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,798)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,996	McAuliffe	5,733	53,854
#5,998	Olinger	5,732	53,863
#6,000	Hallett	5,731	53,873
#6,001	Lawlor	5,729	53,892

Who is named Lawlor

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

95% of people named Lawlor identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lawlors

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Lawlor
American actor, 1941–2025

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lawlor

Lawler

Lawlor has the Soundex code L460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L460.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lawlor come from?: Variant of Lawler.
How common is the surname Lawlor?: 5,729 people in the United States had the surname Lawlor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,892 Americans. It ranked 6,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lawlor?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lawlor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lawlor?: John Lawlor, American actor.
Where is the surname Lawlor most common?: Wikidata records people named Lawlor in the United States.
Is the surname Lawlor getting more or less common?: More common. 5,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,729 in 2010, up 4.9%.