The surname Lerma
A Spanish surname, carried by 12,639 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex L650
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Lerma.
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 12,639 people named Lerma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,428 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,235.
#2,852
rank among US surnames
12,639
people in 2010
4.3
per 100,000 Americans
+23.5%
change since 2000 (was #3,208)
Who is named Lerma
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Lerma identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Two or more races 0.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Lerma come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Lerma.
- How common is the surname Lerma?
- 12,639 people in the United States had the surname Lerma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,428 Americans. It ranked 2,852nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Lerma?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lerma identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Lerma getting more or less common?
- More common. 10,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,639 in 2010, up 24%.