# Lazarus (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lazarus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hebrew.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,410 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,541 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 70,010 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (4,256 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlæzəɹəs/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped". Doublet of Eleazar.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lazarus in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lazarus in the United States.

## People named Lazarus

- Emma Lazarus, American poet (1849–1887)
- Richard Lazarus, American psychologist (1922–2002)
- Catie Lazarus, American writer (1976–2020)

## Similar surnames

Lacroix, Lizarraga, Legros, Lacourse, Lacross, Lacrosse, Lagerquist.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.