How common is the surname Laws?

14,511 people in the United States had the surname Laws in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,277 Americans. It ranked 2,486th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Laws?

Hubert Laws, American flutist and saxophonist.

Where is the surname Laws most common?

Wikidata records people named Laws in the United States.

Is the surname Laws getting more or less common?

More common. 13,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,511 in 2010, up 4.5%.

Is Laws also a first name?

Yes. Laws is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Laws

A surname, carried by 14,511 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laws is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,511 people named Laws in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,277 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,891.

#2,486

rank among US surnames

14,511

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,391)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,477	Noriega	14,559	21,207
#2,478	Cloud	14,555	21,212
#2,479	Stearns	14,554	21,214
#2,480	Nagel	14,545	21,227
#2,481	Weldon	14,538	21,237
#2,482	Handy	14,537	21,239
#2,483	Lorenz	14,528	21,252

Who is named Laws

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

72% of people named Laws identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lawss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hubert Laws
American flutist and saxophonist, born 1939

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Laws

Laws has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

How common is the surname Laws?: 14,511 people in the United States had the surname Laws in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,277 Americans. It ranked 2,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laws?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Laws identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Laws?: Hubert Laws, American flutist and saxophonist.
Where is the surname Laws most common?: Wikidata records people named Laws in the United States.
Is the surname Laws getting more or less common?: More common. 13,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,511 in 2010, up 4.5%.
Is Laws also a first name?: Yes. Laws is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.