How common is the surname Layne?

13,367 people in the United States had the surname Layne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,098 Americans. It ranked 2,697th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Layne?

Kiki Layne, American actress, followed by Bobby Layne.

Where is the surname Layne most common?

Wikidata records people named Layne in the United States.

Is the surname Layne getting more or less common?

More common. 13,084 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,367 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Layne also a first name?

Yes. Layne 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 Layne

A place surname, carried by 13,367 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Layne is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Topographic surname from lane.

Layne is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,367 people named Layne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,098 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,084.

#2,697

rank among US surnames

13,367

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,537)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,688	Rinehart	13,392	23,054
#2,689	Goetz	13,390	23,058
#2,690	Rhoads	13,389	23,060
#2,691	Bock	13,382	23,072
#2,692	Carrier	13,377	23,080
#2,694	William	13,373	23,087
#2,695	Asher	13,371	23,091

Who is named Layne

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

79% of people named Layne identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Laynes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kiki Layne
American actress, born 1991
Bobby Layne
American football player (1926–1986)
Mary Katharine Brandegee
American botanist (1844-1920)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Layne

Layne has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Questions

Where does the surname Layne come from?: Topographic surname from lane.
How common is the surname Layne?: 13,367 people in the United States had the surname Layne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,098 Americans. It ranked 2,697th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Layne?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Layne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Layne?: Kiki Layne, American actress, followed by Bobby Layne.
Where is the surname Layne most common?: Wikidata records people named Layne in the United States.
What type of surname is Layne?: Layne is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Layne getting more or less common?: More common. 13,084 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,367 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Layne also a first name?: Yes. Layne 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.