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    The surname Lawton

    An English surname, carried by 13,713 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlɔːtən/ 2 syllables Soundex L350 Also a first name

    Lawton: #2,630 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lawton #2,630, 13,713 people Lawton: #2,630 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lawton #2,630, 13,713 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lawton is more common than 98.4% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

    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 13,713 people named Lawton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,515 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,272.

    #2,630
    rank among US surnames
    13,713
    people in 2010
    4.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,488)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,621Christy13,75022,454
    #2,622Singletary13,74922,456
    #2,623Mateo13,74622,461
    #2,624Gunderson13,74222,467
    #2,625Coburn13,74122,469
    #2,626Minton13,73722,475
    #2,627Duenas13,73622,477

    Who is named Lawton

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

    73% of people named Lawton identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 21%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lawtons

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • J. F. Lawton
      American film director, producer and screenwriter, born 1960
    • Brian Lawton
      American ice hockey player, born 1965
    • Denyce Lawton
      American actress and model, born 1978
    • Elva Lawton
      American botanist and bryologist (1896-1993)
    • Geoff Lawton
      Australian scientist, born 1954
    • Frank Lawton
      British actor (1904-1969)

    Notable Lawtons come mostly from the United States (4), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lawton

    Lawton has the Soundex code L350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L350.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lawton come from?
    From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).
    How common is the surname Lawton?
    13,713 people in the United States had the surname Lawton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,515 Americans. It ranked 2,630th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lawton?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Lawton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lawton?
    J. F. Lawton, American film director, producer and screenwriter, followed by Brian Lawton.
    Where is the surname Lawton most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lawton in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Lawton?
    Lawton is /ˈlɔːtən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Lawton getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,713 in 2010, up 3.3%.
    Is Lawton also a first name?
    Yes. Lawton 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.