How common is the surname Lazaro?

9,061 people in the United States had the surname Lazaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,074 Americans. It ranked 3,922nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lazaro?

Valentino Lazaro, Austrian association football player, followed by Paloma Lázaro.

Where is the surname Lazaro most common?

Wikidata records people named Lazaro in Austria and Spain.

Is the surname Lazaro getting more or less common?

More common. 5,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,061 in 2010, up 59%.

Is Lazaro also a first name?

Yes. Lazaro 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 Lazaro

A surname, carried by 9,061 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L260 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). Lazaro is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,061 people named Lazaro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,074 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,709.

#3,922

rank among US surnames

9,061

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+58.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,581)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,918	Davey	9,071	34,037
#3,919	Redden	9,067	34,052
#3,920	Goad	9,062	34,070
#3,922	Lazaro	9,061	34,074

Who is named Lazaro

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

68% of people named Lazaro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 13% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 68%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
White (not Hispanic) 13%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lazaros

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Valentino Lazaro
Austrian association football player, born 1996
Paloma Lázaro
Association footballer, born 1993

Notable Lazaros come mostly from Austria (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lazaro

Lazaro has the Soundex code L260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L260.

Questions

How common is the surname Lazaro?: 9,061 people in the United States had the surname Lazaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,074 Americans. It ranked 3,922nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lazaro?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Lazaro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Lazaro?: Valentino Lazaro, Austrian association football player, followed by Paloma Lázaro.
Where is the surname Lazaro most common?: Wikidata records people named Lazaro in Austria and Spain.
Is the surname Lazaro getting more or less common?: More common. 5,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,061 in 2010, up 59%.
Is Lazaro also a first name?: Yes. Lazaro 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.